Jazz
singer Sarah Vaughan is easily considered to have one of the most iconic
voices in the genre. Her career lasted over 45 years, before her death
in 1990. She is member of the Grammy Hall of Fame and the New Jersey
Hall of Fame and she will be receiving a "Commemorative Forever Stamp"
during a ceremony at the end of the month. On March 25th, Resonance
Records will release a 2-CD, deluxe edition of her live performance at
the famous Rosy's Jazz Club on May 31, 1978. This new release, "Live At
Rosy's" features 90-minutes of previously unreleased music originally
recorded for The National Public Radio (NPR) program "Jazz Alive!"
This new
22-song release showcases some of the best scat singing of Sarah
Vaughan's career, beginning right from the opener, "I'll Remember April"
as she makes every song her own. After introducing the band of Carl
Schroeder on piano, Walter Booker on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums, Sarah
becomes very playful with the song "East Of The Sun (And West Of The
Moon)." When the music slows down for "Time After Time" is when you hear
her angelic voice come alive. She does a quick, playful run through
"A-Tisket A-Tasket," before arriving at her show-stopper "Send In The
Clown," which became one her signature songs.
The
second disc begins with the up-tempo, quick-pace of "The Man I Love,"
before mixing tempos between "If You Went Away" and "I Could
Write A Book," which allows Vaughan more opportunity for iconic scat
singing. The audience hangs on her every word as she settles into the
beautiful "I Remember You" and "Everything Must Change." The set closes
with Vaughan pulling out all the stops on the ballad "My Funny
Valentine" as the band closes out the show with a short instrumental.
Also
included in this new two-disc set is a 36-page, full-color booklet with new recollections from members of the band, plus author James Gavin.
writer Will Friedwald and producer Zev Feldman. To find out more about
this wonderful new release, "Sarah Vaughan - Live At Rosy's," please
visit resonancerecords.org.
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