The Swingle singers

A group of eight singers from Paris under the direction of American Ward Swingle, sing music by Bach in jazz idiom, accompanied by two musicians on bass and drums.

Credits

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:10:16:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010492

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz musicians

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz vocals

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)

Music & Performing Arts → Singers - France

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1964

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