http://7fff.com/2007/12/02/holiday-music/ Fri, 07 May 2010 17:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://7fff.com/2007/12/02/holiday-music/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Max Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:01:57 +0000 http://7fff.com/2007/12/02/holiday-music/#comment-69 Have you heard the Swingle Singers? Almost too gimmicky, but ultimately fairly exhilirating renditions of J.S. Bach compositions performed by a cappella jazz singers, with the only instruments a backing drum set and double bass. The clever Alabaman expat Ward Swingle assembled his group in Paris. It still exists in some new incarnation in the UK, but it's not the same thing as the original. Have you heard the Swingle Singers? Almost too gimmicky, but ultimately fairly exhilirating renditions of J.S. Bach compositions performed by a cappella jazz singers, with the only instruments a backing drum set and double bass. The clever Alabaman expat Ward Swingle assembled his group in Paris. It still exists in some new incarnation in the UK, but it’s not the same thing as the original.

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