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Epicurus.com - Jazz Sebastian Bach
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List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $10.99
Your Save: $ 0.99 ( 8% )
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Manufacturer: Decca
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454255226
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Decca
Manufacturer: Decca
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Decca
Release Date: 2001-04-24
Studio: Decca
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Caution for this release
Comment: I really enjoy The Swingle Singers, but will leave to others to detail and comment upon the music itself. My concerns are with this current release. I purchased Jass Sebastien Bach on CD a few years ago and the release contained 23 cuts. It turns out that release was actually what had originally been both volumes 1 and 2 of JSB, even though it was not labeled that way. This release has only 13 cuts, the other 10 being on JSB volume 2. I don't know if the combined version is still available anywhere, but I thought it worth mentioning.
Plus, as someone else mentioned the cardboard casing is a let down. Given how I stack my CDs I suspect that the cardboard will wear out faster and be less likely to protect the CD.
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Summary: CASING NOT GOOD
Comment: THE MUSIC IS FINE, THE CASING SYSTEM IS NOT THE CONVENTIONAL STYLE, INSTEAD IS A CARDBOARD MATERIAL THAT OVERLAPS THE CD AND, IN MY OPINION WILL DETERIORATE IN TIME.
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Summary: The music is great, but don't be fooled
Comment: The music/singing is great, just as expected, but don't be fooled by "2-volume" edition - with the total length of about 50 min, it could easily fit one CD. Not exactly dishones, but below expectations from Philips.
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Summary: Original is the best.
Comment: This is the original recording of the '60s Swingle Singers. It focuses on Bach and provides entertaining and intricate renditions of his works. I recently saw the New Swingle Singers, who were very good, but they are diverging into jazz and often sound like Manhattan Transfer. Their newer CDs all begin to sound alike. I prefer the original artistry.
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Summary: Swinging Bach
Comment: When the Swingle Singers take on Bach's polyphony at full speed, it's exhilarating. Very cleanly done, very fun, and the jazz drums and bass add nicely to the sound.
Like many people, I have a soft spot for this group because my parents listened to them. (Next time your favorite retro-hipster starts in, pop this disk in, followed by a little Switched-On Bach, and let the love/hate debate begin.)
I could have done without a few of the slow Bach chestnuts featured here (maybe the "Wachet Auf" wasn't overdone in 1963), but the strong numbers, such as the mini-epic "Sinfonia", with a great soprano solo, carry the album to a higher plane. The drummer overplays in a few spots, but overall this record just plain works.
Recommended.
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