Jazz Masters 42 http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Music/Jazz-Masters-42-Sarah-Vaughan/0731452681720

Sarah Vaughan: The Jazz Sides

Artist: Sarah Vaughan

• Personnel: Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Frank Wess (alto & tenor saxophones); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone); Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry (trumpet); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Benny Golson, Phil Woods (woodwinds); Kirk Stuart, Jimmy Jones, Ronnell Bright, John Malachi, Bob James (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Charles Williams, Richard Davis, Joe Benjamin (bass); George Hughes, Roy Haynes, Sonny Payne (drums).
  
• Compilation producer: Michael Lang.
  
• Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark; New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois between 1954 and 1967. Includes liner notes by Robert Baird.
  
• Personnel: Sarah Vaughan (vocals).
  
• Recording information: London House, Chicago, IL (04/02/1954-01/24/1967); Mister Kelly's Chicago (04/02/1954-01/24/1967); New York, NY (04/02/1954-01/24/1967); Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark (04/02/1954-01/24/1967).
  
• Modern jazz, with its emphasis on the cool, can often warp a song beyond recognition. As the performer experiments and tinkers with tunes, this sometimes means a substitution of technical brilliance for simplicity. Sarah Vaughan, however, can be wildly innovative and still score a direct hit in the ears and hearts of her audience.
  
• For instance, Vaughan's version of "I Feel Pretty" captures all the charm of the WEST SIDE STORY composition, at the same time imbuing it with a singular energy that enhances the song, altering it just enough to thrill the listener. She often changes aspects of a song, improving the piece's dynamics with her sense of tempo and range, such as on "Prelude to a Kiss." She's the proverbial singer who could make the phone book sound good.