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: Gershwin - The Genius Collection
Genre: World Music
Title: This Is Buddha Lounge
Genre: Electronica
Title: 100 Buddha Lounge Essentials
Genre: Electronica
Title: Broadway Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mellow Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Cool Days
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Popcorn Shakers 12
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 13
Genre: Pop
Title: A Retrospective Jule Styne, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1960, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Thanksgiving Day - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Stars of the Apollo (Live)
Title: The Most Influential Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Music Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Music Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Duke Ellington and Count Basie
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Duke Ellington Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Sunday Morning - Relaxing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Jazz for a Romantic Evening
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Sunday Morning
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Essential Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Into the Mix V - Nothing But the Remixed Hits
Genre: Electronica
Title: Queens of R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Super Stars of Jazz - The Best Recordings 1950-1960
Genre: Jazz
Title: Superstars of Jazz: The Best Recordings of the 50s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Lounge - What Happened In Vegas
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz - Summer Vibes, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fab Four Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Music In the Paddock Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Romantic Jazz Classics for Valentine's Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Rodgers & Hart Songbook: Blue Moon
Genre: Jazz
Title: George Gershwin Songbook
Genre:
Title: Most Beautiful Jazz Voices Vol 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mama Don't Allow It
Genre: Jazz
Title: Girl Singers - The Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Most Essential Jazz Collaborations
Genre: Jazz
Title: Roads of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Things That Go Pop In The Knight, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Get Lost in the Magic of Ballroom Dancing
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 17 (1947-1949)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50 Best Swing Songs Ever
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 19 (1952-1954)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 101 - The Best of Big Band
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jazz 'Round Midnight: Chanteuses - Female Jazz Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies, Vol. 2 - Make Believe Ballroom
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Wild Cool & Swingin' 3!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Remixed + Reinvented
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Jazz: The Ladies, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Songwriters: George Gershwin
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Superstars of Jazz: The Best Recordings of the 40s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights Of 1950, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: The Songs of George Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: 108 Songs Vintage Music Jukebox
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