The Swingle Singers

"The Swingle Singers are a mostly a cappella vocal group formed in 1962 in Paris, France by Ward Swingle with Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, Jean Cussac and others. Christiane Legrand, the sister of composer Michel Legrand, was the group's lead soprano through 1972. Until 2011 the group consisted of eight voices: two sopranos, two altos, two tenors and two basses. The French group performed and recorded typically with only a double bass and drums as accompaniment. The current group performs primarily a cappella. In 1973, the original French group disbanded and Ward Swingle moved to London and recruited all new members who debuted as Swingle II. The group later performed and recorded under the name The Swingles and then, The New Swingle Singers and eventually, simply, The Swingle Singers. Since the London group's incarnation, the group has never disbanded. As individual members have left the group, the remaining members have held auditions for replacements. The Swingle Singers produce covers ranging from modern classics (Björk, Annie Lennox, and The Beatles) to classical music (Bach, Mozart) to Contemporary Music (Luciano Berio, Pascal Zavaro and Azio Corghi). Their arrangements are often informed by jazz harmonies and stylings. The Swingle Singers are curators of the London A Cappella Festival, based at Kings Place, near Kings Cross. The current members are: Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson (soprano, UK) Sara Brimer (soprano, US), Clare Wheeler (alto, UK), Oliver Griffiths (tenor, UK) (Replaced Richard Eteson mid-2010). Christopher Jay (tenor, UK) Kevin Fox (baritone, Canada) Tobias Hug (bass, Germany), Sound engineer: Hugh Walker (UK)."- Wikipedia

music includes:

The Swingle Singers - Prelude & Fugue in C Major

(Jazz Sebastian Bach, Volume 2, 2001)

The Swingle Singers - Air For G String

(Bach Hits Back, 1998)

Swingle Singers - River Man (Nick Drake Cover)

(Ferris Wheel, 2009)

The Swingle Singers - Soul Bossa Nova

(Live, London, May, 2010)

unrelated bonus:

Free Design - Love You

(The Best Of, 2001)

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