DESCRIPTION:
Place Vendome (released as Encounter in the U.S.A.) is an album released by the Swingle Singers performing with the Modern Jazz Quartet. The album was a 1967 Grammy award nominee.
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This unique combination of Ward Swingle and his "French Kisses" and the Modern Jazz Quintet is absolutely excellent. For all those of you, who - like myself - enjoy Swingle Singers' approach to music in this very competent combination of jazz and classical music - this record is a must. Enjoy!...(By Sofie Schmedes;Amazon)
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Tracklist:
01.Little David's Fugue (John Lewis)...(00:00)
02.When I Am Laid In Earth (Henry Purcell)...(04:17)
03.Vendome (John Lewis)...(09:22)
04.Ricercare (Johann Sebastian Bach)...(12:58)
05.Air For G String (Johann Sebastian Bach)...(19:33)
06.Alexander's Fugue (John Lewis)...(25:15)
07.Three Windows (John Lewis)...(30:10).
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Personnel:
The Swingle Singers:
1.Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
2.Christiane Legrand – soprano
3.Alice Herald – alto
4.Claudine Meunier – alto
5.Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
6.Claude Germain – tenor
7.Jean Cussac – bass
8.Jose Germain – bass.

The Modern Jazz Quartet:
John Lewis – piano
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Percy Heath – double bass
Connie Kay – drums.
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Genre:Jazz
Recorded:1966
Released:1967
Label:Ex Libris – PH 6858 001
Arranged By – John Lewis
Liner Notes – John Lewis,Morgan Ames, Ward Swingle.