Ritual Of The Savage
by Les Baxter

Ritual Of The Savage by Les Baxter
Year: 1951
Overall rank: 8,593rd   
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73/100 (from 35 votes)
     
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Award Top 5 albums of 1951 (5th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (261st)
Award Best albums of all time (8,593rd)

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Overall rank: 8,593rd | 1950s rank: 261st | 1951 rank: 5th

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73/100 (from 35 votes)
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From 05/17/2022 16:56 | #285446
Fun and a perfect sign of those times. All ethnic and tiki was very popular then.
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From 09/27/2020 15:21 | #258774
É difícil fazer uma crítica anacrônica para esse álbum. O som é fenomenal, mas a visão de que existem "povos selvagens", a simplificação de culturas e a apropriação em moldes culturais brancos era comum no período. Ouvir é importante, mas também é importante entender a mudança do paradigma social.
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From 11/14/2018 04:31 | #224897
This album makes me really angry. The whole concept of this music is to evoke the "primitive" lifestyles of the "savage" peoples of Africa. The title of the album, "Ritual of the Savage", exemplifies so perfectly Les Baxter's ignorance towards non-Western cultures. HOWEVER, this music is just so fun to listen to. Like, fuck. This music is so much fun.
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From 07/01/2012 23:50 | #45745
Interesting...I'll only listen once.
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Best Albums of 1951
1. Genius Of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk
2. Masterpieces By Ellington by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
4. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite by Machito
5. Ritual Of The Savage by Les Baxter
6. On Moonlight Bay by Doris Day
7. Satchmo At Symphony Hall by Louis Armstrong
8. Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 by Les Paul & Mary Ford
9. Lover Man by Billie Holiday
10. The New Sounds by Miles Davis
11. Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage by Maro Ajemian
12. 1ère Série: Félix Leclerc Chante Ses Derniers Succès by Félix Leclerc
13. Judy At The Palace by Judy Garland
14. Encores by Édith Piaf
15. Lullaby Of Broadway by Doris Day
16. Talking And Drum Solos by Baby Dodds
17. George Gershwin: Porgy And Bess by Lehman Engel / Lawrence Winters / Camilla Williams / Inez Matthews / Warren Coleman / Avon Long
18. Alternate Masters Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
19. The Great Caruso by Mario Lanza
20. Blessed Assurance by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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