Sarah Vaughan - Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 (2013)

Known by many as The Divine One, Sarah was really hitting her stride during these years of her career. Backing her on these albums are other legendary jazz musicians such as Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann. It's a dynamite pack of 6 classic albums: Swingin' Easy; Sarah Vaughan; In The Land of Hi-Fi; At Mr. Kelly's; After Hours at the London House and No Count Sarah.

Tracklist:

CD1 IMAGES

01. Lover Man (3:18)
02. Shulie A Bop (2:40)
03. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (2:33)
04. Body And Soul (3:12)
05. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:42)
06. Prelude To A Kiss (2:46)
07. You Hit The Spot (3:00)
08. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) (2:33)

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan and Her Trio
John Malachi (p); Joe Benjamin (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded April 2, 1954, Fine Sound Studios, New York, NY

Bonus Tracks:
SWINGIN' EASY session
9. I Cried For You (1:42)
10. All Of Me (3:15)
11. Words Can't Describe (4:34)
12. Pennies From Heaven (3:07)
13. Linger Awhile (1:16)

Personnel: Jimmy Jones (p), Richard Davis (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded February 14, 1957 in New York
Tracks 9-12 originally released on the LP "Swingin' Easy" combined with tracks 1-8 above
Track 13 first issued on "The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 2"

IN THE LAND OF HI-FI
14. Over The Rainbow (3:30)
15. Soon (2:37)
16. Cherokee (2:32)
17. I'll Never Smile Again (2:35)
18. Don't Be On The Outside (3:02)
19. How High The Moon (2:39)
20. It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream (3:20)
21. Sometimes I'm Happy (2:57)
22. Maybe (2:33)
23. An Occaisional Man (2:32)
24. Why Can't I (2:56)
25. Oh My (2:20)

Personnel: Julian "Cannonball Adderly, Sam Marowitz (as); Jerome Richardson (fl, ts); J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb); Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (tp); Turk Van Lake (g); Jimmy Jones (p); Joe Benjamin (b); Roy Haynes (d); Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins
Recorded October 25-27, 1955

CD2 SARAH VAUGHAN

01. Lullaby of Birdland (4:00)
02. April In Paris (6:21)
03. He's My Guy (4:13)
04. Jim (5:52)
05. You're Not the Kind (4:43)
06. Embraceable You (4:50)
07. I'm Glad There Is You (5:11)
08. September Song (5:47)
09. It's Crazy (4:55)

Personnel: Clifford Brown (tp); Herbie Mann (fl); Paul Quinichette (ts); Jimmy Jones (p); Joe Benjamin (b); Roy Haynes (d); Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
Recorded in New York City, December 16 & 18, 1954

CD3 SARAH VAUGHAN AND HER TRIO AT MISTER KELLY'S

01. September In The Rain (3:34)
02. Willow Weep For Me (5:16)
03. Just One Of Those Things (3:14)
04. Be Anything But Darling Be Mine (4:52)
05. Thou Swell (2:45)
06. Stairway To The Stars (5:05)
07. Honeysuckle Rose (3:37)
08. Just A Gigolo (4:16)
09. How High The Moon (2:56)

Bonus Tracks:
10. Dream (4:40)
11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Right Myself A Letter (3:20)
12. It's Got To Be Love (First Night) (2:24)
13. Alone (5:16)
14. It's Got To Be Love (Second Night) (2:20)
15. If This Isn't Love (2:24)
16. Embraceable You (2:46)
17. Lucky In Love (2:09)
18. Dancing In The Dark (3:37)
19. Poor Butterfly (4:41)
20. Sometimes I'm Happy (2:39)
21. I Cover The Waterfront (3:29)

Personnel: Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio
Jimmy Jones (p); Richard Davis (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded live at Mister Kelly's, Chicago IL, August 6-8, 1957

CD4 AFTER HOURS AT THE LONDON HOUSE

01. Like Someone In Love (3:37)
02. Detour Ahead (5:28)
03. Three Little Words (3:40)
04. I'll String Along With You (5:13)
05. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (3:59)
06. Speak Low (4:51)
07. All Of You (4:15)
08. Thanks For The Memory (7:04)

Personnel: Wendell Culley, Thad Jones (tp); Frank Wess (ts); Ronnell Bright (p); Richard Davis (b); Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded March 7, 1958 at the London House, Chicago, IL

NO COUNT SARAH
09. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (3:59)
10. Doodlin' (4:36)
11. Darn That Dream (3:46)
12. Just One Of Those Things (2:33)
13. Moonlight In Vermont (3:22)
14. No 'Count Blues (5:30)
15. Cheek To Cheek (5:11)
16. Stardust (3:19)
17. Missing You (3:28)

Personnel: Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman (tp); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb); Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Fowlkes, Marshall Royal (reeds); Freddie Green (g); Ronnell Bright (p); Richard Davis (b); Sonny Payne (d); under the direction of Hal Mooney
Recorded January 5 (10, 11, 16), December 15 (9) & 23 (12-15, 17), 1958 at Fine Studios, New York.

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