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Like other entries in Blue Note's excellent Ballads series, this collection features Sarah Vaughan on a number of mellow standards. The songs originate from a number of sessions Vaughan completed for Roulette between 1960-1963, and they are uniformly lovely. The settings range from the guitar/bass backing on "All or Nothing at All" to the orchestra backing on "Dreamy." Vaughan sings the tastefully arranged "You Go to My Head" with the help of the Count Basie Orchestra and the intimately quiet "In a Sentimental Mood" with guitarist Mundell Lowe and bassist George Duvivier. She slowly caresses each syllable of "'Round Midnight," "Solitude," and "Lover Man," delivering fresh takes on these commonly sung classics. A certain warmth also permeates "In a Sentimental Mood" and "If I Had You," filling each note with an air of regret. The reflective material seems tailor-made for that late hour when one's guests have departed and the cocktail glasses have been cleared. Ballads gathers 13 exquisite recordings in one place and captures Vaughan in exceptional voice. It's also enlightening to listen to how she approaches similar material when the arrangements are so divergent. To those unfamiliar with her Roulette work, Ballads offers a fine introduction.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Arthur Altman, Composer - Barney Kessel, Guitar - Lawrence, Writer - Jack Lawrence, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer - Altman, Composer - Joe Comfort, Bass
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
ERNIE FREEMAN, Guitar, Organ, Bass - Johnny Mercer, Composer, Writer - Milt Turner, Drums - Gerald Wilson, Arranger - Burke, Composer, Writer - Hampton, Composer, Writer - SONNY BURKE, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Lionel Hampton, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Carmell Jones, Trumpet - Teddy Edwards, Saxophone
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jimmy Jones, Conductor, Arranger - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer - E Garner, Composer - S Shaw, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Arranger, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Flute, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Michael Cuscuna, ReissueProducer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Eddie Jones, Bass - Fred Coots, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Flute, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Clarinet, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Kirk Stuart, Piano - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Bob Arnold, Engineer, Recorder
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Barney Kessel, Guitar - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Benny Carter, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer - Joe Comfort, Bass - Leah Worth, Lyricist
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
ERNIE FREEMAN, Guitar, Organ, Bass - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Milt Turner, Drums - Gerald Wilson, Arranger - Cootie Williams, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer - Bernard Hanighen, Composer - Carmell Jones, Trumpet - Teddy Edwards, Saxophone
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
ERNIE FREEMAN, Organ - Milt Turner, Drums - Gerald Wilson, Arranger - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Masterer - James Van Heusen, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer - Carmell Jones, Trumpet - Al McKibbon, Bass - Teddy Edwards, Saxophone
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Paul Davis, Composer - Thad Jones, Arranger, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Flute, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer - Michael Cuscuna, ReissueProducer - Freddie Green, Guitar - Eddie Jones, Bass - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer - Al Grey, Trombone - Charlie Fowlkes, Flute, Saxophone - Marshall Royal, Clarinet, Saxophone - Billy Mitchell, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Drums - Kirk Stuart, Piano - Snooky Young, Trumpet - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - James Sherman, Composer - Bob Arnold, Engineer, Recorder - Roger Ramirez, Composer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
George Duvivier, Bass - Duke Ellington, Composer - Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Malcolm Addey, Masterer, Remixer - Irving Mills, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Manny Kurtz, Composer - Teddy Reig, Producer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
George Duvivier, Bass - Jule Styne, Composer - Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sarah Vaughan, MainArtist - Teddy Reig, Producer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Eddy De Lange, Composer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Benny Carter, Arranger
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jule Styne, Composer, Writer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Bob Norberg, Engineer, Remixer, Digital Remasterer, Remix Mixer - DON COSTA, Conductor - Chan, Composer, Writer
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Irving Berlin, Composer - Sarah Vaughan, Vocals, MainArtist - Benny Carter, Arranger
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Like other entries in Blue Note's excellent Ballads series, this collection features Sarah Vaughan on a number of mellow standards. The songs originate from a number of sessions Vaughan completed for Roulette between 1960-1963, and they are uniformly lovely. The settings range from the guitar/bass backing on "All or Nothing at All" to the orchestra backing on "Dreamy." Vaughan sings the tastefully arranged "You Go to My Head" with the help of the Count Basie Orchestra and the intimately quiet "In a Sentimental Mood" with guitarist Mundell Lowe and bassist George Duvivier. She slowly caresses each syllable of "'Round Midnight," "Solitude," and "Lover Man," delivering fresh takes on these commonly sung classics. A certain warmth also permeates "In a Sentimental Mood" and "If I Had You," filling each note with an air of regret. The reflective material seems tailor-made for that late hour when one's guests have departed and the cocktail glasses have been cleared. Ballads gathers 13 exquisite recordings in one place and captures Vaughan in exceptional voice. It's also enlightening to listen to how she approaches similar material when the arrangements are so divergent. To those unfamiliar with her Roulette work, Ballads offers a fine introduction.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:44
- Main artists: Sarah Vaughan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
© 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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