Tag: Sarah Vaughan
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Sarah Vaughan, Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969, 2021 on The Lost Recordings
Recorded in 1969, with Vaughan backed by Johnny Veith (piano), Gus Mancuso (bass), and Eddy Pucci (drums). The Berliner Philharmonie is used here as the name of the hall, not the orchestra – built in the 1960s. The Lost Recordings is a French label that, in their own words, “travel[s] the world in search of…
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Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on EmArcy
Later reissued as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, this was Vaughan’s second self-titled LP, and her second studio album. The band also includes Paul Quinichette on tenor sax, Roy Haynes on drums, Herbie Mann on flute, and Jimmy Jones on piano. It was originally recorded December 18th, 1954, and released in 1955. What a masterful…
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Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin, 1958 on Mercury
Fantastic collection of Sarah Vaughan doing Gershwin standards from the twenties and thirties, supported by Hal Mooney & His Orchestra. My copy—via a private sale—is a 2xLP gatefold reissue in mono by Verve/UMe, which reproduces the old Mercury labels.
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Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington: Song Book One, 1980 on Pablo Today
First of two records of Sarah Vaughan doing Duke Ellington songs recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 (there is a Song Book Two, also released in 1980). Produced by Norman Granz, and engineered by Val Valentin and Bob Simpson. Supporting artists include Waymon Reed (trumpet), J. J. Johnson (trombone), Frank Foster (tenor sax), Frank…
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Sarah Vaughan, The New Scene, 1966 on Mercury.
Sarah Vaughan, The. New Scene, 1966 on Mercury. One of Vaughan’s later Mercury albums, a few years after the Tivoli live record. Includes the Lennon-McCartney Michelle
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Sarah Vaughan, Favorites, 1959 on Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan, Favorites, 1959 on Columbia. Mine is issued on Columbia Special Products but I believe is still from the 50s.
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Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan, 1955 on Columbia. Mono pressing on “six-eye” Columbia labels – Some time between 1956 and 1962. Recorded between 1949 and 1952. Beautiful version of “Black Coffee”
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Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin, 1958 on Mercury.
Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin, 1958 on Mercury. MG 20316, mono. ” Long Playing Microgroove” labels Great thrift shop find. Though the cover puts Billy first (based on the photo?), the labels, spine, and most catalogs put Sarah first.
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Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, and Sarah Vaughan; Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah; 1958 compilation on Harmony.
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, and Sarah Vaughan; Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah; 1958 compilation on Harmony. Harmony was a “budget” sub-label of Columbia, revived in 1957,selling LPs for $1.98, often reissuing material from other Columbia LPs I picked this one up in a lot of LPs from Everything But The House – a great…
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Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan, Billy and Sarah, 1959 on Lion.
Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan, Billy and Sarah, 1959 on Lion. The namesake jazz musicians/vocalists for WordPress 5.5 and 4.7 respectively An original 1959 pressing – reissued in 1963 by World Record Club but not (so far as I know) since then. Via Anntiques in Ipswich MA
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Sarah Vaughan, Sassy Swings the Tivoli, 1963 on Mercury.
Sarah Vaughan, Sassy Swings the Tivoli, 1963 on Mercury. Musical director Quincy Jones. Recorded live at The Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, with The Kirk Stuart Trio Original stereo pressing Via Discogs