Polygram Records
1995
The Jazz Sides
About This Album
Stunning. Romantic. Joyous. Uplifting. Affectionate. This is certainly quite a collection of standards performed by one of the elite jazz singers, the legendary Sarah Vaughan. Renowned for her three-octave range, engaging voice, and alluring presence, Vaughan lights up the stage in many of the tunes, recorded live in clubs grateful for her appearance throughout her singing career. Beginning with the showstopper "I Cried for You," Vaughan brings her backup band up another notch, with a breathtaking performance in the highest measure of esteem. The follow-up, "I Feel Pretty," is quite a phenomenal sleeper hit. "I feel pretty, so pretty/I feel pretty and witty and bright/I'm so pretty/I hardly can't believe it's real," sings Vaughan with a enigmatic sense of charisma, perhaps her most shimmering quality on stage. The third track, slower in measure with a riveting piano accompaniment, shows off her tenderness, as she sings, "Words can't describe the way that I feel for you." Other songs featured in this timeless compilation are her eloquent renditions of "Pennies From Heaven," "Body and Soul," and "Over the Rainbow." In the liner notes, the critic Robert Baird points out that this album is filled with standards, adding, "(B)ut in front of a quartet or quintet, Vaughan and her gift turned these favorites into jazz of the highest order.
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