Swingle Singers
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The Swingle Singers are a renowned vocal ensemble known for their innovative a cappella arrangements that blend classical music, jazz, and pop.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swingle Singers canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| arrangementStyle |
rhythm-section effects imitated vocally
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scat-like syllables instead of lyrics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best New Artist nomination
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Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Luciano Berio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| founder | Ward Swingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
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chamber jazz ⓘ classical crossover ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Les Swingle Singers
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The Swingle Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Swingles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
later focused on live concert touring
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primarily studio-based in early years ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Christiane Legrand
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Ward Swingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
alto section
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bass section ⓘ soprano section ⓘ tenor section ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| influenced |
New York Voices
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Take 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King’s Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Real Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of classical music, jazz, and pop
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use of close harmony jazz-influenced arrangements ⓘ wordless vocalizations of instrumental classical works ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering modern a cappella arranging techniques ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi?
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Bach’s Greatest Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ Jazz Sébastien Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Rags and All That Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| performedOn | Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Philips Records
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Signum Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://theswingles.co.uk/ ⓘ |
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