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| Studio album by The Swingle Singers with the Modern Jazz Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | September 27 and October 30, 1966 in Paris | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 37:07 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Pierre Fatosme | |||
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| Allmusic (link)a |    |
Place Vendôme (released as Encounter in the U.S.) is an album released by the Swingle Singers performing with the Modern Jazz Quartet. This album as Encounter was a 1968 Grammy award nominee for Best Performance By A Chorus.
All tracks from this album are also included on the Mercury compilation CD Compact Jazz: The Swingle Singers and the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.
Track listing
- "Sascha" (Little David's Fugue) (John Lewis) – 4:18
- "Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major," (aka "Air on the G String") BWV 1068 (J. S. Bach) – 5:41
- "Vendôme" (Lewis) – 3:32
- "The Musical Offering" (Musikalisches Opfer), for keyboard and chamber instruments, BWV 1079 (Bach) – 6:34
- "When I am Laid in Earth" (from Dido and Aeneas), soprano aria ("Dido's Lament") (Henry Purcell) – 5:05
- "Alexander's Fugue" (Lewis) – 4:53
- "Three Windows" (Lewis) – 7:10
Personnel
The Swingle Singers:
- Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
- Christiane Legrand – soprano
- Alice Herald – alto
- Claudine Meunier – alto
- Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
- Claude Germain – tenor
- Jean Cussac – bass
- José Germain – bass
The Modern Jazz Quartet:
References / external links
- "1967 GRAMMY WINNERS". Recording Academy. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- Philips PHM 200-225 (Mono LP) / Philips PHS 600-225 (Stereo LP)
- Place Vendome at allmusic.com