''Jazz Sébastien Bach'' (released as ''Bach's Greatest Hits'' in North America) is the debut

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released by the

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-based Swingle Singers. The album was a 1964

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winner for " Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "

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/ref> 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

:''all compositions by

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'' 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

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) – 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

Vocals: *Jeanette Baucomont – soprano *

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– 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 –

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*Gus Wallez – drums *Andre Arpino – drums

References / external links

*Philips PHM 200-097 & Philips PHS 600-097 **''Bach's Greatest Hits'' a
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*Philips B 77.921 L & Philips 840.519 BY **''Jazz Sébastien Bach'' a
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