Name: Essential Works 1944 - 1962
Brand: Sarah Vaughan

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Catalogue number

MOJ121

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-11-26

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Standard:20

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3760300314968

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sarah Vaughan

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Jazz

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Sarah Vaughan, an American jazz singer, was born on March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. She earned the respect of her close-knit circle of musician friends as 'Sassy' and gained a worldwide fan base as 'The Divine One'. Sarah's talent shone through when she won a talent contest at Harlem's Apollo Theater in 1942 with her rendition of "Body And Soul". She went on to work with notable performers such as *Earl Hines*, *Billy Eckstine*, and *John Kirby*. From 1946 to 1957, she was accompanied by renowned pianists including *Jimmy Jones*, *Ronnell Bright*, and *Kirk Stuart*. Throughout her career, Sarah Vaughan established herself as one of the most respected jazz singers.

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Being a female jazz singer is an exceedingly difficult role. Jazz fans are notorious tormentors quick to assassinate all forms of hypersensitivity because it unveils a pathos that is much too heavy to bear; and they are prompt to decry any excessive technique that might defeat the sensibilities of an otherwise perfect voice. And whose voice could pride itself on its perfect technique and a totally natural sensitivity? One is tempted to answer “none,” because all the most beautiful voices, from Billie to Carmen and from Ella to Helen, have one day shown excess. Sarah Vaughan included. But when Sarah disclosed her restrained sensitivity and a technique superior to all others, she was unrivalled, even by the greatest. 

Her vocal range, of course, allowed her to be daring, and her inborn feeling for rhythm, melody and harmony placed her in the bosom of the orchestra, at the heart of the music. But whether her material was jazz, decidedly so, or intended for performance in front of a wider public, as in the cocktail of songs gathered here, Sarah always knew how to unveil a sensibility that was profound and yet light enough to move us. She had just what it takes to remove our shell of jaded urbanity.

Essential Works 1944 - 1962

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