Sarah VAUGHAN Clifford BROWN EmArcy MG 36004 LP Superb

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Up for auction is:

SARAH VAUGHAN

Self-Titled LP

Featuring Clifford Brown

Also with Paul Quinichette, Herbie Mann, Jimmy Jones, Joe Benjamin, Roy Haynes

                                                     EmArcy MG-36004                                                       

• The only recorded collaboration between Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown
• Silver Print on DEEP GROOVE Blue Labels with DRUMMER LOGO
• Comes with Original EmArcy Rice Paper Inner Sleeve
• Outstanding Collectible Condition!
• Offered here at a modest starting price and no reserve!

1955

Notes on album from AllMusic Guide:

[This album contains]...a classic (but unfortunately one time only) collaboration between singer Sarah Vaughan and trumpeter Clifford Brown. In addition to Brownie, there is worthy solo space for flutist Herbie Mann and Paul Quinichette on tenor, who both fit in perfectly. Highlights include "Lullaby of Birdland," "He's My Guy," "You're Not the Kind," and "September Song." It is a special joy to hear Sarah Vaughan romping with her contemporaries in such a spontaneous yet coherent setting, swinging up a storm.

Biography of Sarah Vaughan from AllMusic Guide:

Possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan ranked with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday in the very top echelon of female jazz singers. She often gave the impression that with her wide range, perfectly controlled vibrato, and wide expressive abilities, she could do anything she wanted with her voice....Sarah Vaughan's legacy as a performer and a recording artist will be very difficult to match in the future.

Vaughan sang in church as a child and had extensive piano lessons from 1931-39; she developed into a capable keyboardist. After she won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater, she was hired for the Earl Hines big band as a singer and second vocalist. Unfortunately, the musicians' recording strike kept her off record during this period (1943-44). When lifelong friend Billy Eckstine broke away to form his own orchestra, Vaughan joined him, making her recording debut. She loved being with Eckstine's orchestra, where she became influenced by a couple of his sidemen, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, both of whom had also been with Hines during her stint. Vaughan was one of the first singers to fully incorporate bop phrasing in her singing, and to have the vocal chops to pull it off on the level of a Parker and Gillespie.

...She made several early sessions for Continental: a December 31, 1944 date highlighted by her vocal version of "A Night in Tunisia," which was called "Interlude," and a May 25, 1945 session for that label that had Gillespie and Parker as sidemen. However, it was her 1946-48 selections for Musicraft (which included "If You Could See Me Now," "Tenderly" and "It's Magic") that found her rapidly gaining maturity and adding bop-oriented phrasing to popular songs. Signed to Columbia where she recorded during 1949-53, "Sassy" continued to build on her popularity. Although some of those sessions were quite commercial, eight classic selections cut with Jimmy Jones' band during May 18-19, 1950 (an octet including Miles Davis) showed that she could sing jazz with the best.

During the 1950s, Vaughan recorded middle-of-the-road pop material with orchestras for Mercury, and jazz dates (including a memorable collaboration with Clifford Brown) for the label's subsidiary, EmArcy. Later record label associations included Roulette (1960-64), back with Mercury (1963-67), and after a surprising four years off records, Mainstream (1971-74). Through the years, Vaughan's voice deepened a bit, but never lost its power, flexibility or range. She was a masterful scat singer and was able to out-swing nearly everyone (except for Ella). Vaughan was with Norman Granz's Pablo label from 1977-82... Sarah Vaughan is as famous today as she was during her most active years.

Tracks (Side 1):

1. Lullaby of Birdland
2. April in Paris
3. He's My Guy
4. Jim

Tracks (Side 2):

1. You're Not the Kind
2. Embraceable You
3. I'm Glad There is You
4. September Song
5. It's Crazy

Grading:

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Cover: E

Fabulous, super clean, glossy cover; superb spine and seams; sharp corners; smooth opening; previous owner's name written neatly in blue ink on back upper right corner; displays great!

Vinyl: VG+

Glossy; clean; a few very light, minor scuffs &/or scratches

Super clean; negligible spindle wear and minor spindle marks

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