Ritual of the Savage / Passions

Digitally remastered two-fer from the Exotica icon containing a pair of his classic albums on one CD: Ritual of the Savage (1952) and the Passions (1954). The amazing genius of Les Baxter, MOR hitmaker, Jazz innovator, member of Mel Torme's Mel-Tones, acclaimed A&R man and producer to everyone from Yma Sumac to a series of Biker movies. Electronic music pioneer. And here, the Stravinsky-esque grand master of Exotica with his acknowledged masterpiece album! The inspiration for the entire Exotica genre all in one place, here coupled with Baxter's legendary and little heard tone poem the Passions where vocalist Bas Sheva goes absolutely nuts in a gamut of feelings, as Baxter's orchestra spirals to a crescendo of sound! Rev-Ola.