Les Baxter

Any good music must be an innovation. ↗

— Les Baxter

#any #good #good music #innovation #must

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible. ↗

— Les Baxter

#arrangements #best #best way #fit #frame

I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits. ↗

— Les Baxter

#broadway #did #hits #i #unfortunately

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

#capitol #got #i #know #little

I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don't release them. ↗

— Les Baxter

#aware #because #bury #company #i

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each. ↗

— Les Baxter

#i #like #make #musicians #sound

I love doing concert music. ↗

— Les Baxter

#doing #i #i love #love #music

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

#could #hardly #i #much #time

I write emotional music. ↗

— Les Baxter

#i #i write #music #write

I'm not an intellectual composer. ↗

— Les Baxter

#i #intellectual