The Swingle Singers - Jazz Sebastian Bach

The Swingle Singers was formed in Paris in 1962. In a unique way, they sang a cappella versions of classical music. The group, directed originally by the American Ward Swingle, began as session singers mainly doing background vocals for singers such as Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf. They also did some jazz vocals for Michel Legrand, whose sister Christiane was a prominent soprano in the group. The eight session singers sang through Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier as a sight reading exercise and found the music to have a natural swing. They recorded their first album Jazz Sébastien Bach as a present for friends and relatives. Many radio stations picked it up and this led to the group recording more albums and winning a total of five Grammy Awards. The French group disbanded in 1973, but Ward Swingle moved to London and formed a new Swingle Singers, who are still going strong. The recordings on this compilation are from three records: Tracks 1 to 13 are from “Bachs Greatest Hits” (1963)* Tracks 13 to 23 are from “Back to Bach” (1968)** The bonus tracks 24 and 25 are the Bach tunes from “Place Vendome” (1966)*** 1."Fugue in D Minor", Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue – 2:14 2."Prelude for Organ Chorale No. 1" (Choral-Prelude BWV 645 – 2:38 3."Aria" from Suite No 3 in D (“Air for G String”) – 3:17 4."Prelude No 12 in F Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II" – 2:12 5."Bourrée II" from The English Suite No 2" – 1:44 6."Fugue No 2 in C Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" – 1:16 7."Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – 1:38 8."Prelude No 9 in E" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:19 9."Sinfonia" from The Partita No 2 – 4:54 10."Prelude No 1 in C" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 1:56 11."Canon" (4-Part Canon BWV 1073) – 1:53 12."Two Part Invention No 1 in C" – 1:22 13."Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:15 14."Vivace" from Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor – 3:19 15."Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 10 in E minor" (WTC I), BWV 855 – 3:01 16."Choral" from Cantata No. 147, "Jesus bleibet meine Freude” BWV 147 – 3:28 17."Gavotte" from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 – 2:30 18."Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major" (WTC I), BWV 846 – 3:22 19."Fugue" from Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G major, BWV 541 (BC J22) – 3:19 20."Adagio" from Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 – 3:56 21."Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 3 in C sharp major" (WTC I), BWV 848 – 3:18 22."Prelude" from "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" (II), BWV 659 – 3:30 23."Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 21 in B flat major", BWV 866 – 1:24 Bonus tracks: 24."Ricercare à 6" (from "The Musical Offering") – 6:29 25."Air for G String" – 5:37 Vocals: •Jeanette Baucomont – soprano •Christiane Legrand – soprano •Claudine Meunier – alto •Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger •Claude Germain – tenor •Jean Cussac – bass •Jean Claude Briodin – bass (*) •Hélène Devos – alto (**) •Alice Herald – alto (***) •Anne Germain – alto (*) •Joseph Noves – tenor (**) •José Germain – bass (**&***) Rhythm section: •Pierre Michelot – double bass (*&**) •Guy Pedersen – double bass (***) •Bernard Lubat – drums (*) •Daniel Humair – drums (*) •Gus Wallez – drums (**) •André Arpino – drums (**) The Modern Jazz Quartet (***)

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