Sarah Vaughan - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sarah Vaughan

Artist:

Vaughan, Sarah

UPC:

602498626542

See Also:

Gillespie, Dizzy Cole, Nat "King" Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan - Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan - Gershwin Live! Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan W/ Clifford Brown [Remaster] Billie Holiday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan - Billie Holiday For Lovers/Nina Simone For Lovers/Sarah Vaughan For Lovers [Box] Sarah Vaughan/Count Basie & His Orchestra - Send In The Clowns Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown - Sarah Vaughan Feat. Clifford Brown/In The Land Of (Import) Dinah Washington/Ella Fitzgerald/Holliday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan - Les 5 Plus Grandes Divas Du Jazz [Box] *

Description:

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Hal Mooney & His Orchestra, Hugo Perretti & His Orchestra, Ray Ellis & His Orchestra.
Liner Note Author: David Ritz.
Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Robert Farnon .
Debates may rage over who is the better female jazz vocalist--Billie Holiday or Ella Fitzgerald--but Sarah Vaughan`s reputation as one of the finest pair of pipes in the genre`s history sails on untouched. In fact, Vaughan combined the lush, warm timbre and technical expertise of Fitzgerald with the passion and distinctive phrasing of Holiday to become, arguably, the more complete singer in the triumvirate. These qualities are represented on this MILLENNIUM COLLECTION of Vaughn`s Mercury recordings. (Her tenure at Mercury lasted through the 1950s and `60s when she was--as these sessions indicate--in top voice).
Though some of Vaughan`s finest work was with small groups, her adaptability was such that she shone in any setting. Many of Vaughan`s Mercury albums were crossover hits that featured the vocalist performing with a full orchestra, choral backing, and sweet, ballroom-friendly arrangements. THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION draws on this work, and focuses mainly on Vaughan`s excellent--at times, definitive--treatment of standards like "Misty," "A Foggy Day," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." Though not a career overview by any stretch, this compilation finds the singer`s superior jazz talent sparkling in this mainstream context.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. I`ve Got a Crush on You
3. Day by Day
4. Misty
5. Honey
6. Foggy Day, A
7. Days of Wine and Roses, The
8. Hey There
9. It Could Happen to You
10. Please Be Kind
11. Broken-Hearted Melody
12. Love

Album Information

Release Date:

08/24/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Hip-O

Producer:

Bob Shad; Quincy Jones; Harry Weinger (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

0002743

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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