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Just One of Those Things

Swingle Singers, The: Live in New York '82 (CD)

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If you know the Swingle Singers, then you know they were founded by Ward Swingle (it's not just a cute name for "swinging"). And you probably know that the group started in the 1960s in France with eight singers, string bass and a drummer.

This live recording from 1982 represents the bridge between the old Swingles and the new: mostly a cappella, based in England and populated with young singers. This is the last available recording with Ward himself contributing (on tenor), and the first that is a cappella performed by Brits (other than Ward, who was born in Alabama).

What hasn't changed in all these years is the quality of their singing. The live performances are stunning, and cover repertoire both familiar ("Organ Fugue") and new ("Come Live With Me," a Swingle original based on a Marlowe text). Not to be missed! (43:56 2006)

Song List:
Organ Fugue (Bach)
Pastime with Good COmpany (King Henry VIII)
Come Live with Me (Marlowe/Swingle)
Romance (Stevenson/Swingle)
It was a Lover and his Lass (Shakespeare/Swingle)
For You (Tzuke/Paxman)
It's All Right with Me (Porter)
Fascinatin' Rhythm (Gershwin)
The Cock Linnet Song, arr.Grant (Collins/Leigh)
L'il Darlin' (Hendricks/Hefti)
Blue Rondo a la Turk (Jarreau/Brubeck)
Clair de Lune (Debussy)
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky Korsakov)
Country Dances (Traditional)
Just One of Those Things (Porter)