Sarah Vaughan - Volume III '1976

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Album name	Volume III
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Date	1976
Genre	Jazz
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The second installment in the Classics Sarah Vaughan chronology concentrates
almost exclusively upon her Musicraft recordings made between July 1946 and
November 1947. After hearing her in performance at the Three Deuces on 52nd
Street, producer Albert Marx lost no time in drawing up a three-year contract
between the singer and Musicraft. Backed by two different bands led by her
soon-to-be husband, trumpeter George Treadwell, as well as by Teddy Wilsons
Quartet and Octet, Vaughan makes each song into a miracle of elegance, style,
and grace. The collective lineup of jazz players in this portion of her
discography is stunning, with saxophonists Don Byas, Budd Johnson, Charlie
Ventura and Big Nick Nicholas; trumpeters Buck Clayton and Emmett Berry; and
drummer J.C. Heard, whose lifelong admiration for Vaughan dates back to these
exquisite performances. The version of Tenderly she recorded on July 2, 1947, is
said to have been the first recording ever made of this melody, which was
composed by Musicrafts musical director, Walter Gross. (Charles Mingus liked to
point out that Tenderly was closely based upon September in the Rain, and
demonstrated what he regarded as a case of plagiarism by performing something
called Septemberly on his groundbreaking Debut album Mingus at the Bohemia.)
This disc also documents Vaughans excursion into less jazzy, more sugary
pop-oriented circumstances. This was a path similar to that taken during the
late 40s by her mentor, Billy Eckstine, and by Charlie Parker and Billie
Holiday. Eckstine later explained that he opted for lucrative work as a pop
singer for MGM rather than starving while leading a modern jazz band. Three of
the Vaughan recordings included here, in fact, came out on the MGM label. At no
point does she sound anything less than marvelous. Her Lords Prayer, originally
issued on the flip side of an earthier Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,
comes across beautifully. Ted Dale & His Orchestra, while espousing somewhat
slick arrangements and instrumentation, retain some measure of hipness and
integrity, which is more than can be said for certain other ensembles she sang
with in late 1947 and early 1948. And let this all serve as a reminder that
Sarah Vaughan could sing anything under any circumstances. Thats why they call
her Divine. ~ arwulf arwulf

Tracklist:
1 01. Sarah Vaughan - Love Me or Leave Me (02:57)
1 02. Sarah Vaughan - I Feel so Smootchie (02:40)
1 03. Sarah Vaughan - Trouble is a Man (02:36)
1 04. Sarah Vaughan - I Cover the Waterfront (02:53)
1 05. Sarah Vaughan - I Can Make You Love Me (03:00)
1 06. Sarah Vaughan - Ive Got a Crush on You (02:58)
1 07. Sarah Vaughan - Ill Wait and Pray (03:00)
1 08. Sarah Vaughan - Button up Your Overcoat (02:29)
1 09. Sarah Vaughan - I Get a Kick out of You (02:48)
1 10. Sarah Vaughan - Dont Blame Me (03:10)

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