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: Cole Porter: Easy To Love - The Platinum Collection
Genre:
Title: The Most Beautiful Duets Ever
Genre:
Title: The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round / Jazz + Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1951 Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Jet Set Swingers!
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies Vol 5 Them There Eyes
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: American Jazz Queens
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Impeccable Hoagy Carmichael
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Title: The Great Songwriters - Hoagy Carmichael
Genre:
Title: Lovin Tunes 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: The Finest Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: A Night At Ronnie Scotts - Volume 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential American Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Black History Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: For Sentimental Reasons / Jazz + Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz - The Scandinavian Connection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legendery Ladies of Jazz Vol. 1 Mellow Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Queens of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: George Gershwin by the Giants of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Orchestra Legends Vol 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Love: 20 Great Hits
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Just Cooling
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1948, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies Only
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Richard Rodgers
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: American Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: En Privado... Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Vocalists
Title: The Legends of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute to Norah Jones
Title: Dedicated to George Gershwin By the Entertainers
Genre: Pop
Title: Nu Jazz Sessions
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: The Great Songwriters - Harold Arlen
Genre:
Title: Music For Hotels
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hits & Highlights, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swinging In the Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for the Wedding
Genre: Jazz
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop And Reggae Heaven Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Traditional Pop, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Original Sound Deluxe Collection - Joy of Flying
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Traditional Jazz Standards, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop And Reggae Heaven Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Quincy Jones Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Superstars of Jazz 1960-1970
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1946 Volume 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits and Highlights 1951 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 12
Genre: Pop
Title: New York - City of Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Don't Worry Be Happy, Vol.2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Honoring the Past - Memorial Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: Irving Berlin Songbook: Cheek to Cheek
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Blues Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics - Greatest Jazz Songs Ever
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
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