American Look is a 1969 album by the Swingle Singers on the Philips Records label. All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 29:48 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Pierre Fatosme | |||
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Track listing
edit- Country Dances (invention for vocal ensemble: "Arkansas Traveller" / "College Hornpipe" / "Devil's Dream" / "Old Zip Coon" / "Virginia Reel" / "Pop Goes the Weasel") – 2:15
- "When Jesus Wept" (William Billings) – 2:07
- Negro Spirituals (for vocal ensemble: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" / "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" / "Little David" / "Deep River") – 3:52
- Patriotic Songs (invention for vocal ensemble: "Dixie" / "Yankee Doodle" / "Battle Hymn of the Republic") – 2:07
- "He's Gone Away" (trad.) – 2:12
- "Saint's Fugue" (based on "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" for vocal ensemble) (Swingle) – 2:18
- Stephen Foster Medley: "Old Folks at Home"; "Beautiful Dreamer"; "Camptown Races"; "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" (Foster) – 3:26
- from the opera, Porgy and Bess (Gershwin):
- "My Man's Gone Now" – 2:51
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" – 1:59
- "Summertime" – 1:58
- "I Got Plenty of Nothin'" – 2:03
- "Bess You Is My Woman" – 2:40
Personnel
editVocals:
- Christiane Legrand – soprano
- Nicole Darde – soprano
- Hélène Devos – alto
- Claudine Meunier – alto
- Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
- Joseph Noves – tenor
- Jean Cussac – bass
- José Germain – bass
Rhythm section:
- Jacky Cavallero – double bass
- Roger Fugen – drums
References / external links
edit- Philips 6311.007, Philips 8262016
- American Look at Allmusic.com