Bach's Greatest Hits
| Jazz Sébastien Bach | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 31:38 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Pierre Fatosme | |||
| The Swingle Singers chronology | ||||
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Jazz Sébastien Bach (released as Bach's Greatest Hits in North America) is the debut album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers. The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "Best New Artist".[1] It peaked at #16 on the Billboard Top LPs chart during the week of 21 December 1963.[2]
All tracks from the album are included on the CD reissue / compilation Jazz Sebastian Bach (together with all tracks from 1968's Jazz Sébastien Bach Vol. 2) and on the 11 disk Philips boxed set Swingle Singers.
Track listing
[edit]- all compositions by J. S. Bach
Side 1:
- "Fugue in D Minor", Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue – 2:14
- "Prelude for Organ Chorale No. 1" (Choral-Prelude BWV 645 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", from the Schübler Chorales) – 2:38
- "Aria" from Suite No 3 in D – 3:17
- "Prelude No 12 in F Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II" – 2:12
- "Bourrée II" from The English Suite No 2" – 1:44
- "Fugue No 2 in C Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" – 1:16
- "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – 1:38
Side 2:
- "Prelude No 9 in E" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:19
- "Sinfonia" from The Partita No 2 – 4:54
- "Prelude No 1 in C" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 1:56
- "Canon" (4-Part Canon BWV 1073) – 1:53
- "Two Part Invention No 1 in C" – 1:22
- "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:15
Personnel
[edit]Vocals:
- Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
- Christiane Legrand – soprano
- Anne Germain – alto
- Claudine Meunier – alto
- Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
- Claude Germain – tenor
- Jean Cussac – bass
- Jean Claude Briodin – bass
Rhythm section:
- Pierre Michelot – double bass
- Gus Wallez – drums
- Andre Arpino – drums
References / external links
[edit]- Philips PHM 200-097 & Philips PHS 600-097
- Bach's Greatest Hits at discogs.com and at allmusic.com
- Philips B 77.921 L & Philips 840.519 BY
- Jazz Sébastien Bach at discogs.com and at allmusic.com
