Bach's Greatest Hits
# Bach's Greatest Hits

Jazz Sébastien Bach (released as Bach's Greatest Hits in North America) is the debut album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers. The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "Best New Artist".

All tracks from the album are included on the CD reissue / compilation Jazz Sebastian Bach (together with all tracks from 1968's Jazz Sébastien Bach Vol. 2) and on the 11 disk Philips boxed set Swingle Singers.

## Track listing

    all compositions by J. S. Bach

Side 1:

* "Fugue in D Minor", Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue – 2:14
* "Prelude for Organ Chorale No. 1" (Choral-Prelude BWV 645 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", from the Schübler Chorales) – 2:38
* "Aria" from Suite No 3 in D – 3:17
* "Prelude No 12 in F Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II" – 2:12
* "Bourrée II" from The English Suite No 2" – 1:44
* "Fugue No 2 in C Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" – 1:16
* "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – 1:38

Side 2:

* "Prelude No 9 in E" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:19
* "Sinfonia" from The Partita No 2 – 4:54
* "Prelude No 1 in C" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 1:56
* "Canon" (4-Part Canon BWV 1073) – 1:53
* "Two Part Invention No 1 in C" – 1:22
* "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:15

## Personnel

Vocals:

* Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
* Christiane Legrand – soprano
* Anne Germain – alto
* Claudine Meunier – alto
* Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
* Claude Germain – tenor
* Jean Cussac – bass
* Jean Claude Briodin – bass

Rhythm section:

* Pierre Michelot – double bass
* Gus Wallez – drums
* Andre Arpino – drums

## References / external links

* Philips PHM 200-097 & Philips PHS 600-097
   * Bach's Greatest Hits at discogs.com and at allmusic.com
* Philips B 77.921 L & Philips 840.519 BY
   * Jazz Sébastien Bach at discogs.com and at allmusic.com
* ↑ LA Times awards database
