With Clifford Brown [Bonus Track] [Remastered]

by Sarah Vaughan

Overview

This 1954 studio date, a self-titled album recorded for Emarcy, was later reissued as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown to denote the involvement of one of the top trumpeters of the day. Vaughan sings nine intimate standards with a band including Brown on trumpet, Herbie Mann on flute, and Paul Quinichette on tenor, each of which have plenty of space for solos (most of the songs are close to the five-minute mark). Vaughan is arguably in the best voice of her career here, pausing and lingering over notes on the standards "April in Paris," "Jim," and "Lullaby of Birdland." As touching as Vaughan is, however, Brown almost equals her with his solos on "Lullaby of Birdland," "Jim," and "September Song," displaying his incredible bop virtuosity in a restrained setting without sacrificing either the simple feeling of his notes or the extraordinary flair of his choices. Quinichette's solos are magnificent as well, his feathery tone nearly a perfect match for Vaughan's voice. Ironically though, neither Brown nor Quinichette or Mann appear on the album's highlight, "Embraceable You," which Vaughan performs with close accompaniment from the rhythm section: Jimmy Jones on piano, Joe Benjamin on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. Vaughan rounds the notes with a smile and even when she's steeping to reach a few low notes, she never loses the tremendous feeling conveyed by her voice. In whichever incarnation it's reissued, Sarah Vaughan is one of the most important jazz-meets-vocal sessions ever recorded. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2012
Label:	Wax Time
UPC:	8436542011723
Rank:	41019

Tracks

1. September Song
2. He's My Guy
3. Lullaby of Birdland
4. April In Paris
5. I'm Glad There is You
6. It's Crazy
7. You're Not the Kind
8. Embraceable You
9. Jim
10. Lullaby of Birdland [Alt. Take]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sarah Vaughan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ernie Wilkins   Primary Artist,Conductor
Clifford Brown   Primary Artist,Trumpet,Featured Artist
Roy Haynes   Guest Artist,Drums
Herbie Mann   Guest Artist,Flute
Paul Quinichette   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Joe Benjamin   Bass
Jimmy Jones   Piano
Ray Haynes   Drums

Technical Credits

Gene DePaul   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Edward Ross   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Gene Paul   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Ernie Wilkins   Arranger
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Jimmy Dorsey   Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Timmy Rogers   Composer
Al Fields   Composer
George Shearing   Composer
Caesar Petrillo   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Kurt Weill   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Paul Mertz   Composer
Paul Madeira   Composer
Maxwell Anderson   Composer
George Weiss   Composer
Nelson Shawn   Composer
Milton Samuels   Composer