The Swingle Singers
The Swingle Singers
Top Songs
| 1 | Fugue in D Minor [The Art Of The Fugue BWV 1080] | ||
| 2 | Air For G String | ||
| 3 | Stchedrivka/Dag Visen/O Sanctissima | ||
| 4 | Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) | ||
| 5 | Choral: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 |
Albums
Sep 2013 • 13 songs
Apr 2010 • 12 songs
Oct 2009 • 19 songs
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About
Biography
A French vocal group famed for tackling all manner of classical material (Baroque, fugues, madrigals, orchestral overtures) and switching them to an a cappella swing setting, the Swingle Singers was formed in Paris during the early '60s by American expatriate Ward Swingle. By the time of their 1963 album debut, the group comprised eight voices -- Swingle, Christiane Legrand (sister of Michel), Jean-Claude Briodin, Anne Germain, Claude Germaine, Jean Cussac, Claudine Meunier and Jeanette Baucomont. That album, Jazz Sebastian Bach (titled Bach's Greatest Hits in America), earned...