title: Les Baxter's African Jazz
text: # Les Baxter's African Jazz
  
  Les Baxter's African Jazz is an album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra. It was released in 1959 on Capitol Records The album consists of original music composed by Baxter. Upon its release, the album received a four-star rating from Billboard magazine. Billboard called it an "imaginative package" with "inventive treatments", excellent sound, and "lush, rich approaches."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  Side 1
  
  * "Congo Train"
  * "Elephant Trail"
  * "Banana Boy"
  * "Safari"
  * "Mombasa After Midnight"
  * "Rain"
  
  Side 2
  
  * "Lost City"
  * "Walkin' Watusi"
  * "Ostrich Hunt"
  * "Cairo Bazaar"
  * "Jungalero"
  * "Balinese Bongos"
  