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