Swingle Singers (Philips boxed set)

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Swingle Singers
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Compilation album by
The Swingle Singers
Released2005
Recorded1963–1972
Genre Vocal jazz
Length~5 hours 30 minutes
Label Philips
Swingle Singers,...
("two-fer" re-issue series)
Compilation album
Released2000–2005
Recorded1963–1972
Length~5 hours (~1 hour per 2 CD release)
Label Philips / Emarcy

The 2005 Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers is a compilation of all eleven of the Paris-based Swingle Singers' recordings made for Philips between 1963 and 1972. Ten of the eleven disks included in this boxed set had also been re-issued previously by Philips (Emarcy) in five "two-fer" compilation sets over the preceding five years.

Contents

Contents

Personnel

The Swingle Singers = 8 voices: 2 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors and 2 basses (accompanied by only a drummer and double bassist [1] )

Rhythm section: [1]

The Modern Jazz Quartet (on Encounter / Place Vendôme only):

Notes

  1. 1 2 except on 1966's Place Vendôme with the Modern Jazz Quartet
  2. ↑ except 1965's Swinging Mozart
  3. ↑ except 1965's Les Romantiques

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