Verve Jazz Masters 18 - Sarah Vaughan (1994) [Jazz][mp3 192-320]

Verve Jazz Masters 18 - Sarah Vaughan

Audio CD (April 19, 1994)

Original Release Date: April 19, 1994

Label: Polygram Records

Bitrate: 192-320 kbps



Vol. 18 of the Verve Jazz Masters series features Sarah Vaughan for the most part singing bop and swinging pretty hard. Though not known at all as a Verve artist (only At Mister Kelly's), these tracks were mined from her dates in the '50s and '60s for Mercury/EmArcy and Roulette. Of the 16 selections, there's a good mix of small-group sessions with such notables as trumpeter Clifford Brown and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and big bands led by Quincy Jones or members of the Count Basie Orchestra. Nary a string section is heard until the closer, "Misty." You get pure swing, not the sappy Sassy, during "Cherokee," "Shulie a Bop," "Lullaby of Birdland," "Just One of Those Things" ( from the At Mister Kelly's date ), and "Sassy's Blues," among others. This is a very good compilation to find and keep. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide



This is one of the first Sarah Vaughan CD's I came across. This lady was truly a great of her time. I fell in love with most of the songs here. My favorites being #5 How High the Moon? (improvised throughout), #2 September Song, #12 Say It Isn't So, #3 Shulie A Bop (written by her and her first husband George Treadwell), #15 Sassy's Blues, and #16 Misty (timeless and priceless). The Ken Burns CD on her is just as great. ~ Thesavybamalady



Verve Jazz Masters 18 - Sarah Vaughan

01 Cherokee 2:32

02 September Song 5:46

03 Shulie A Bop 2:42

04 My Funny Valentine 3:00

05 How High The Moon 3:02

06 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dream 3:20

07 Linger Awhile 1:02

08 Poor Butterfly 3:34

09 Just One Of Those Things 2:33

10 Lonely Woman 3:03

11 Lullaby Of Birdland 4:01

12 Say It Isn’t So 5:25

13 Sometimes I’m Happy 2:59

14 All The Things You Are 3:11

15 Sassy’s Blues 5:41

16 Misty 2:58