Sarah Vaughn - Sophisticated Lady [Jazz][mp3 320][h33t][schon55]

Sarah Vaughn - Sophisticated Lady

Pilz Jazz Divas1995

Label Pilz



CD Release Date Jul 04, 2006

Label Legacy

Bitrate: mp3 320 kbps



Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One") (March 27, 1924, Newark, New Jersey – April 3, 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz singer, described as "possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".



Sarah Vaughan was a three time Grammy Award winner. The National Endowment for the Arts honored Sarah Vaughan with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989.



Sarah Vaughan's contribution to the female jazz vocal genre, during the twentieth century, puts her alongside the likes of Dinah Washington, Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald.



As a child Sarah Vaughan sang in church and had extensive piano lessons from 1931-39, which helped her become a capable keyboardist.



After she won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theatre, 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 enjoyed her time 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.



Sarah Vaughn - Sophisticated Lady Tracks:

01 When Your Lover Has Gone

02 Misty

03 The Nearness of You

04 Sophisticated Lady

05 Star Eyes

06 I Remember You

07 When Sunny Gets Blue

08 'Round Midnight

09 It Might as Well Be Spring

10 The Lord's Prayer