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Les Baxter Quotes

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way Picture Quote #1

You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of a bomb. There was no music at all Picture Quote #1

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way Picture Quote #1

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing Picture Quote #1

I’ve been down there 6 times and there’s nothing like Brazilian percussion Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one’s got to wake ‘em up. Prod ‘em a little bit Picture Quote #1

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I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits Picture Quote #1

Well, thats the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it Picture Quote #1

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30 Picture Quote #1

Any good music must be an innovation Picture Quote #1

I’m not an intellectual composer Picture Quote #1

I write emotional music Picture Quote #1

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I love doing concert music Picture Quote #1

I don’t try to make 15 musicians sound like two each Picture Quote #1

In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach Picture Quote #1

I’ve never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don’t release them Picture Quote #1

I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work Picture Quote #1

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I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible Picture Quote #1

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers Picture Quote #1

There’s sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away Picture Quote #1

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Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way. (Les Baxter Quotes) You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of a bomb. There was no music at all (Les Baxter Quotes) Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way (Les Baxter Quotes) That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing (Les Baxter Quotes) I’ve been down there 6 times and there’s nothing like Brazilian percussion (Les Baxter Quotes) I don’t know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one’s got to wake ‘em up. Prod ‘em a little bit (Les Baxter Quotes) I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits (Les Baxter Quotes) Well, thats the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it (Les Baxter Quotes) When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30 (Les Baxter Quotes) Any good music must be an innovation (Les Baxter Quotes) I’m not an intellectual composer (Les Baxter Quotes) I write emotional music (Les Baxter Quotes) I love doing concert music (Les Baxter Quotes) I don’t try to make 15 musicians sound like two each (Les Baxter Quotes) In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach (Les Baxter Quotes) I’ve never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste (Les Baxter Quotes) I don’t think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don’t release them (Les Baxter Quotes) I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work (Les Baxter Quotes) I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible (Les Baxter Quotes) Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers (Les Baxter Quotes) There’s sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away (Les Baxter Quotes)