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Compact Jazz: Swingle Singers ()

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  1. Air for G String
  2. Zortzico
  3. Scherzo (Sonata Op. 24 for Violin and Piano)
  4. Three Windows
  5. Aranjuez (After the Adagio, 2nd Mov., of the Concerte d'Aranjuez)
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  1. Air for G String
  2. Zortzico
  3. Scherzo (Sonata Op. 24 for Violin and Piano)
  4. Three Windows
  5. Aranjuez (After the Adagio, 2nd Mov., of the Concerte d'Aranjuez)
  6. When I Am Laid in Earth
  7. Tango in D Major (No. 2 from "Espana" Op. 165)
  8. Etude Op. 25 No. 2
  9. Vendôme
  10. Marche de Limoges (Pictures at an Exhibition)
  11. Little David's Fugue
  12. Andante (Quartet Op. 44 No. 1)
  13. Ricercare À 6
  14. Romance Espagnole
  15. Alexander's Fugue
  16. Little Prelude and Fugue (Album for the Young)
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This 16-song compilation (which appears in identical form in Japan under the series name The Best Artists of Jazz: The Swingle Singers) is an excellent overview of the group's work, with nearly half of its just-under-an-hour running time given over to their collaborations with John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet. The latter material is full of surprises and embraces a wide variety of material, from Bach's "Air on G String" to Lewis' own "Three Windows" and "Little David's Fugue," which are probably the best cuts here. ...

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