Sarah Vaughan
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Biography
[Edit]Possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan ranked with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday in the very top echelon of female jazz singers. She often gave the impression that with her wide range, perfectly controlled vibrato, and wide expressive abilities, she could do anything she wanted with her voice. Although not all of her many recordings are essential (give Vaughan a weak song and she might strangle it to death), Sarah Vaughan's legacy as a performer and a recording artist will be very difficult to match in the future.
Vaughan sang in church as a child and had extensive piano lessons from 1931-39; she developed into a capable keyboardist. After she won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater, she was hired for the Earl Hines big band as a singer and second vocalist. Unfortunately, the musicians' recording strike kept her off record during this period (1943-44). When lifelong friend Billy Eckstine broke away to form his own orchestra, Vaughan joined him, making her recording debut. She loved being with Eckstine's orchestra, where she became influenced by a couple of his sidemen, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, both of whom had also been with Hines during her stint. Vaughan was one of the first singers to fully incorporate bop phrasing in her singing, and to have the vocal chops to pull it off on the level of a Parker and Gillespie.
Other than a few months with John Kirby from 1945-46, Sarah Vaughan spent the remainder of her career as a solo star. Although she looked a bit awkward in 1945 (her first husband George Treadwell would greatly assist her with her appearance), there was no denying her incredible voice. She made several early sessions for Continental: a December 31, 1944 date highlighted by her vocal version of "A Night in Tunisia," which was called "Interlude," and a May 25, 1945 session for that label that had Gillespie and Parker as sidemen. However, it was her 1946-48 selections for Musicraft (which included "If You Could See Me Now," "Tenderly" and "It's Magic") that found her rapidly gaining maturity and adding bop-oriented phrasing to popular songs. Signed to Columbia where she recorded during 1949-53, "Sassy" continued to build on her popularity. Although some of those sessions were quite commercial, eight classic selections cut with Jimmy Jones' band during May 18-19, 1950 (an octet including Miles Davis) showed that she could sing jazz with the best.
During the 1950s, Vaughan recorded middle-of-the-road pop material with orchestras for Mercury, and jazz dates (including Sarah Vaughan, a memorable collaboration with Clifford Brown) for the label's subsidiary, EmArcy. Later record label associations included Roulette (1960-64), back with Mercury (1963-67), and after a surprising four years off records, Mainstream (1971-74). Through the years, Vaughan's voice deepened a bit, but never lost its power, flexibility or range. She was a masterful scat singer and was able to out-swing nearly everyone (except for Ella). Vaughan was with Norman Granz's Pablo label from 1977-82, and only during her last few years did her recording career falter a bit, with only two forgettable efforts after 1982. However, up until near the end, Vaughan remained a world traveler, singing and partying into all hours of the night with her miraculous voice staying in prime form. The majority of her recordings are currently available, including complete sets of the Mercury/Emarcy years, and Sarah Vaughan is as famous today as she was during her most active years.
Title: The Quintessence: New York-Paris-Chicago 1950-1960 (CD1)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Milestones Of A Jazz Legend - Sarah Vaughan, Vol. 7
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Sing The Best Of Irving Berlin (Doxy Collection; Remastered Version)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury Vol. 2 (CD1)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury Vol. 2 (CD4)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury Vol. 2 (CD5)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury Vol. 4 (1963-1967) (CD3)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Road Trip Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Silky Gals Of The Jet Age
Title: Americans Sing Latin America 1961 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Vocal Jazz, Latin, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Swing Era Songs 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Rockabilly, Classical, Bop, Musical, Easy Listening
Title: Vintage Cocktail Lounge Collection - Part 1
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD2)
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD1)
Title: Bebop: Pioneers And Classic Performances 1941-49 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Songbook Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Standards Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Standards Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazztronica Essentials
Title: Jazzbludemic
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Holiday Entertaining Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Vocal Jazz Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lady 1944
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: George Gershwin Favorite Songs (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Lady 1948
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Lady 1949
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50s Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: All Out 50s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All Out 50s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Irving Berlin - The Family
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: A Jazz Salute To Freedom (Recordings Of 1944-1962) (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Kids
Genre: Jazz
Title: Voices From The Stars
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 1960s Sentimental Songs For Kids
Genre: Pop
Title: All The Time In The World (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: All The Time In The World (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love Songs Souvenir - 50 Romantic Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shape Of Jazz (All-Out Jazz Collection)
Genre: Jazz
Title: All-Stars Jazz (Greatest Ever Jazz Masterpieces)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 100th Anniversary Of Jazz: 1917 - 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Can'trick Your Brain 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 1959 R&B Hits Collection (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Chanteuses De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Femmes De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Women's History Month: Women Of Jazz 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Favorite Song (Top Jazz Hits)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Big Band, Jazz & Blues
Title: Mastermix Essential Hits: Swing & Jazz 2023
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Welcome To The Quiet Storm 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Golden Years 1948-1957 · The Hits From A To Z (Vol. 65)
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Of Lady Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Soothing Halloween Serenades 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: Halloween Crooners 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Year's Eve Jazz 2024
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Bar 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: Americans In Paris Play Standards, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Moonlight Hymns (CD2)
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Jazz Valentine
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years
Artist: Billy Eckstine
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: Verve Jazz Masters, Vol. 22: Billy Eckstine
Artist: Billy Eckstine
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Irving Berlin Always
Artist: Irving Berlin Always
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Bop, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Adjustment Bureau (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Thomas Newman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State and Blue Note Years
Artist: Joe Williams
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Rodgers & Hammerstein: South Pacific
Artist: London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Journeys Presents the Birth of Bebop - Dizzy Gillespie
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years
Artist: Max Roach, The Clifford Brown
Genre: Jazz
Title: Murder Inc. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Frank De Vol Orchestra
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack