Release Date: 09 January 2005
Label: Naxos - Jazz Legends / Naxos Jazz Legends
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636943277324
Genres: Jazz
Description
SARAH VAUGHAN Vol.3'Come Rain Or Come Shine' Original Recordings 1949-1953Throughout jazz history, there have been manytalented singers, ranging from Louis Armstrong(who defined jazz singing), Bessie Smith andBillie Holiday to Anita O'Day, Joe Williams, MelTorme, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling.To many, Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect jazzsinger, always being in-tune, swinging andinterpreting lyrics with joy. One of the few othervocalists who deserve to be in the same sentencewith Ella is Sarah Vaughan, whose voice was sotremendous that it deserves its own category.When listening to a Sarah Vaughan record, itis difficult not to want to exclaim 'What a voice!'Her range was very wide, her tone wasconsistently beautiful and she had the ability todo anything she wanted with her instrument. Inaddition, she was one of the first singers to reallyunderstand bebop, resulting in modern phrasingand an adventurous choice of notes, even whenshe was heard in a commercial pop setting.Sassy (Sarah Vaughan's lifelong nickname)was born 27 March 1924 in Newark, New Jersey.She received training as a pianist andoccasionally in later years would play piano for asong or two in public. In addition, she sang inchurch and her brilliance was obvious from anearly age. In 1943 the teenage Vaughan won anamateur contest at the Apollo Theater. SingerBilly Eckstine heard her and recommended Sassyto bandleader-pianist Earl Hines, who hired herboth as a singer and as a second pianist. TheEarl Hines Orchestra at the time also includedCharlie Parker (on tenor) and trumpeter DizzyGillespie but tragically the pioneering beboporchestra did not record due to the MusiciansUnion strike; not even a radio broadcast exists.In 1944, Billy Eckstine formed his own bigband, soon hiring Sassy along with Gillespie andParker. While Vaughan only recorded one songwith the Eckstine Orchestra, she learned a greatdeal during this period as can be heard on herfirst record session as a leader, four titles from31 December 1944 that are quite boppish.Sarah Vaughan left Eckstine in 1945 and,after a few months being featured with the JohnKirby Sextet, by early 1946 she was on her own.Her solo career was successful from the start andVaughan's popularity never dropped. During thenext forty years, she was quite consistent andnever had an off period.Sassy's best recordings of the 1946-48period are on the previously released Naxoscompilation Trouble Is A Man (8.120763). ComeRain Or Come Shine covers 1949-53, the erawhen, having graduated from Musicraft,Vaughan was recording regularly for Columbia, amajor label whose records were well distributed.Branching out beyond the jazz world, SarahVaughan was often accompanied by stringorchestras during this period as her records weresold to a pop market. However her singingalways retained its jazz sensibilities and much ofits spontaneity.I Cried For You serves as a perfectintroduction to the 25-year old's singing. Whilepaying respect to the melody and the wordsduring th
Tracklisting
Various
Waller, Fats
Waller, Fats
Venuti, Joe
Vaughan
Various Artists
Various
Various
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Vaughan, Sarah
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
