What is this music? (Acapella jazz (?) filter)

March 27, 2019 5:33 AM

What is this marvelous music, and who is performing it? Bonus for you, you get to watch a terrific "freestyle" dressage ride by a great horse and rider.
posted by Dolley to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

I'd describe it as vocalise if that helps.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 5:36 AM on March 27, 2019

Best answer: This is the Swingle Singers -- some of their different tracks edited together. One is "Single Ladies" ("Swingle Ladies")
and also the William Tell Overture. I don't recognize the others immediately.
posted by profreader at 6:12 AM on March 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Acapella jazz (?)

The Swingle Singers' thing has always been acapella scat. They've been doing it for a very long time.
posted by flabdablet at 7:13 AM on March 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

If you like this, check out Les Double Six who were a short-lived early '60s group that was similar but focusing more on standards and bebop pieces. They did an amazing album with Dizzy Gillespie straightforwardly titled "Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris". Some of the members of Les Double Six went on to join Les Swingle Singers.
posted by ExpertWitness at 7:24 AM on March 27, 2019 [3 favorites]

Response by poster: Well, no surprise, that didn't take long. Thanks!
posted by Dolley at 11:15 AM on March 27, 2019

Best answer: The music itself is Debussy's Golliwog's Cakewalk, originally a piano thing, nicely done on guitar by Tommy Emanuel
posted by BWA at 1:56 PM on March 27, 2019

Response by poster: Thanks, BWA.
posted by Dolley at 6:21 PM on March 27, 2019 [1 favorite]