Bitter Ending

Studio album by The Swingle Singers

Released

1972

Length

~30 minutes

Label

Epic 80544

The Swingle Singers chronology

The Joy of Singing
(1972)

Bitter Ending
(1972)

Swingle II chronology

Madrigals
(1974)

Bitter Ending, is a recording of a work for eight voices composed by Andre Hodeir as commissioned by Ward Swingle. The work is performed by the Swingle Singers with a jazz quintet. This was the last work by Hodeir and is inspired by James Joyce's Finnegans Wake^[1]

Personnel

Roger Guérin – trumpet
Pierre Gossez – saxophone
Jean-Louis Chautemps – saxophone
Jacques (Jacky) Cavallero – double bass
Marcel Sabiani – drums

The Swingle Singers:

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

References / external links

↑ Hodeir, Andre and Pautrot, Jean-Louis. The André Hodeir Jazz Reader (Google Books link)

Epic 80544

The Swingle Singers

Discography

The Swingle Singers / Les Swingle Singers	Jazz Sébastien Bach / Bach's Greatest Hits Going Baroque / de Bach aux Baroques Swinging Mozart / Anyone for Mozart? Les Romantiques / Getting Romantic Swingling Telemann / Rococo À Go Go Place Vendôme / Encounter Sounds of Spain: Concerto d'Aranjuez / Spanish Masters Operazione San Pietro Noëls Sans Passeport / Christmastime Jazz Sébastien Bach, Vol. 2 / Back to Bach American Look Berio: Sinfonia (1968 w/New York Philharmonic) Les Quatre Saisons / The Joy of Singing Bitter Ending

Swingle II The Swingles The (New) Swingle Singers	Madrigals / Love Songs for Madrigals and Madriguys Words and Music Rags and All that Jazz Lovin' You: Words and Music Vol. 2 Baroque Luciano Berio - Swingle II - A-Ronne / Cries Of London English and French Songs Pieces of Eight Swingle Bells No Time to Talk Swingle Skyliner Folio The Swingle Singers "Live" in New York '82 Reflections Instrumentals Live at Ronnie Scott's Notability 1812 A Cappella Amadeus, A Mozart Celebration Around the World, Folk Songs Luciano Berio: Sinfonia, Eindrücke Pretty Ring Time Bach Hits Back New World The Swingle Singers Sing Irving Berlin / Nothing But Blue Skies, The Irving Berlin Songbook / A Celebration Of the Voice / Top Hat White Tie And Tails Screen Tested The Story of Christmas Ticket to Ride - A Beatles Tribute Keyboard Classics / Dabadaba Classics Mood Swings / Dabadaba Swing Retrospective: The 40th Anniversary Show Unwrapped Dido's Lament (EP) The Swingle Singers, Live Beauty and the Beatbox Ferris Wheels Yule Songs (EP) Weather to Fly Deep End Yule Songs vol. II

Notable compilations	Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi? Compact Jazz: The Swingle Singers Jazz Sebastian Bach Swingle Singers (Philips boxed set) (Best of) The Swingle Singers The Swingle Singers: Anthology Swing Sing

Other recordings	Faisceaux-Diffractions / Swingle Novae Sonnets of Desolation / Visions and Spels Idsteiner Schloss Konzerte 79/80 Let's All Get Together

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