Cocktail Hour: Sarah Vaughan

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Sarah Vaughan possesses some of the finest pipes of any jazz singer ever. Her luxurious, full-throated voice has operatic qualities that she exploits, rather than disguises, by indulging her yen for vibrato-laden swoops from the lowest to highest notes. Her virtuosity serves to highlight the inherent qualities in a wide range of songs. On this two-CD set, Vaughan moves from dreamy classics like "Star Eyes" and "Body and Soul" to the gospel-influenced "Lord's Prayer" and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" to swinging numbers like "It Might as Well Be Spring" and "What a Difference a Day Makes." And despite the uneven sound quality on this set, Vaughan forces you to listen anew. Many a singer has tried to emulate Sarah Vaughan and failed, putting too much emphasis on the filigree and not enough on the substance. As this set proves--without any session information and the bumpy sound--Vaughan had the voice and attitude to put substance into anything. These two discs only serve to highlight her formidable talents. --Wally Shoup

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Another Look at Sarah's Early Era

Excellent compilation for the Sarah neophyte

Classic Sarah Vaughn

Cocktail Hour -- Sarah Vaughan

Cocktail Hour: Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00001ZSZJ
Release Date: 1999-11-02

All Too Soon
I'm Scared
September Song
You Go To My Head
Time After Time
It Might As Well Be Spring
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
We're Through
Body And Soul
I'm Through With You
If You Could See Me Now
I Can Make You Love Me
Broken Hearted Melody
That Old Black Magic

Tracks:

Misty
Seperate Ways
I've Got The World On A String
Lord's Prayer
When Your Lover Has Gone
'Round Midnight
When Sunny Gets Blue
Sophisticated Lady
Star Eyes
It's You Or No One
Love Me Or Leave Me
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
What A Difference A Day Makes
Lover Man

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Sarah Vaughan possesses some of the finest pipes of any jazz singer ever. Her luxurious, full-throated voice has operatic qualities that she exploits, rather than disguises, by indulging her yen for vibrato-laden swoops from the lowest to highest notes. Her virtuosity serves to highlight the inherent qualities in a wide range of songs. On this two-CD set, Vaughan moves from dreamy classics like "Star Eyes" and "Body and Soul" to the gospel-influenced "Lord's Prayer" and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" to swinging numbers like "It Might as Well Be Spring" and "What a Difference a Day Makes." And despite the uneven sound quality on this set, Vaughan forces you to listen anew. Many a singer has tried to emulate Sarah Vaughan and failed, putting too much emphasis on the filigree and not enough on the substance. As this set proves--without any session information and the bumpy sound--Vaughan had the voice and attitude to put substance into anything. These two discs only serve to highlight her formidable talents. --Wally Shoup

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Read This Before You Order ..........2004-02-20

Sarah Vaughan is one of the greatest vocalists of the past century ... but the quality of the sound on these CDs terrible! A few of the cuts are OK, but very few. Sad.

Another Look at Sarah's Early Era.......2001-05-10

This is another in the series of two-CD "Cocktail Hour" presentations of early efforts by some of history's best jazz vocalists. These Sarah Vaughan songs range from "The Lord's Prayer" through "'Round Midnight," "Lover Man" and "Sophisticated Lady" up to the rock-like version of "Broken Hearted Melody." You may not like all 28 selections, but you'll love most of them. The sound isn't the greatest, but it's true to the era in which the recordings occurred. Value-wise, this and other "Cocktail Hour" sets are well worth the money and provide a good history of the first recordings of the great jazz vocalists.

Excellent compilation for the Sarah neophyte.......2000-08-07

Possessing a voice that at times seemes almost ethereal, these cuts offer a glimpse of a singer who, in my estimation, could do no wrong. A great way for a new listener to listen to a wide cross section of Sarah Vaughn's career. Two caveats, some of these recordings are over 5 decades old and the sound quality reflects it. Get over it! Also, this exposure to Ms Vaughn's discography could lead to a "Sassy" habit!!

Classic Sarah Vaughn.......2000-04-22

I loved this disk. It covers the period from the late 40s through the mid fifties when Sarah Vaughn was in her prime. I have virtually every Sarah Vaughn recording ever made and I much prefer this one to any other including "Ultimate Sarah Vaughn". I don't like classic recordings that have been sliced and diced and homogonized by various "sound cleaning" software systems. While they get rid of background noise and other imperfections they change the feeling and the ambiance of the recording. This recording is my favorite because it sounds exactly like Sarah Vaughn made it 45 years ago. This is the same recording my mother listened to. It doesn't get more authentic then that. I have bought most of the records in this series and I haven't found one to complain about. Its a great series at a terrific price and it introduces the consumer to artists and recordings that have largely been ignored for the last 20 years. It's hard to believe how really talented those 50's era lounge singers really where.

Cocktail Hour -- Sarah Vaughan.......1999-12-23

I am a new fan of Sarah Vaughan's and was highly anticipating the arrival of this album. I was sadly disappointed. Although it does include many of her well known songs, the sound quality on this CD is uneven, and frankly terrible. I would strongly suggest you skip buying this CD and get Ultimate Sarah Vaughan instead.

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