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: Side 2:
 * 1) "Fugue in D Minor", Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue – 2:14
 * 2) "Prelude for Organ Chorale No. 1" (Choral-Prelude BWV 645 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", from the Schübler Chorales) – 2:38
 * 3) "Aria" from Suite No 3 in D – 3:17
 * 4) "Prelude No 12 in F Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II" – 2:12
 * 5) "Bourrée II" from The English Suite No 2" – 1:44
 * 6) "Fugue No 2 in C Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" – 1:16
 * 7) "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – 1:38
 * 1) "Prelude No 9 in E" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:19
 * 2) "Sinfonia" from The Partita No 2 – 4:54
 * 3) "Prelude No 1 in C" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 1:56
 * 4) "Canon" (4-Part Canon BWV 1073) – 1:53
 * 5) "Two Part Invention No 1 in C" – 1:22
 * 6) "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:15

Personnel
Vocals: Rhythm section:
 * 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
 * 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