Release Date: 04 January 2005
Label: Naxos - Jazz Legends / Naxos Jazz Legends
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636943276327
Genres: Jazz
Description
SARAH VAUGHAN Vol.2'Trouble Is A Man' Original Recordings 1946-1948From the start of her career, Sarah Vaughan hada tremendous voice, and she never declined. Thetone of her voice was consistently beautiful, herrange was remarkable and she had completecontrol over her singing, no matter what thecircumstances. She was among the first vocaliststo fully grasp the intricacies of bebop and, evenwhen singing pop music, her phrasing wasalways modern and often adventurous.Sarah Vaughan was born 27 March 1924 inNewark, New Jersey. She first sang in church andwas a well-trained pianist. In 1943 she won anamateur contest at the Apollo Theater and, onBilly Eckstine's recommendation, was hired byEarl Hines to both sing with his orchestra andplay second piano. Unfortunately thatpioneering bebop orchestra (which also featuredCharlie Parker on tenor and trumpeter DizzyGillespie) never recorded but it was an importanttraining ground for the young singer. Thefollowing year she, Parker and Gillespie all joinedEckstine's big band, which continued hereducation in bebop. Though she only recordedone song with that orchestra, on 31 December1944 Vaughan cut four selections as a leader,including a vocalized version of Gillespie's \ANight In Tunisia which was called "Interlude".After leaving Eckstine in 1945, Vaughan(who gained the lifelong nickname of "Sassy")spent a few months with the John Kirby Sextet.In 1946 she launched her solo career and beganrecording for Musicraft. She would never lookback and during the next 44 years she wasconsidered one of jazz and popular music'sgreatest singers.Between 14 June 1946 and 8 April 1948,Sarah Vaughan recorded 33 selections. Trouble IsA Man has twenty of the best. The programmebegins with Penthouse Serenade, a vintageballad that has Sassy accompanied by the TeddyWilson Octet, a group similar to the ones thathad backed Billie Holiday earlier in the decade.At 22, Vaughan already sounds quite mature,using space well and showing restraint alongwith youthful enthusiasm. Pianist Wilson has anice spot while the arrangement for the band(with Scoville Brown's clarinet in the lead) is a bitreminiscent of the John Kirby Sextet. You'reBlase seems pretty straightforward until onecompares Vaughan's reading of the melody tohow the song usually goes. The Georgie Auld bigband provides the backing, sounding a littleboppish.The next five selections have the singer joinedby bands headed by trumpeter GeorgeTreadwell. Treadwell and Vaughan were marriedon 16 September 1946. Although their marriagedid not last, the trumpeter was a major assetearly on in building up Vaughan's career and hetaught her about aspects of show business thathelped her become more famous. Everything IHave Is Yours (a big hit for Billy Eckstine) andBody And Soul feature backing by a small groupwith Treadwell briefly heard from and Vaughan'sfavorite pianist Jimmy Jones doubling on celesteon the former song.Moving up to 1947, the sixteen-piece GeorgeTreadwell Orchestra accompanies Sa
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
