Have been listening to this wonderful voice since scratchy fading AFN days. In the later 1940's when I was a teenager. Now 83 she still makes my heart beat that little faster sorry she is no longer with us but singing with the angels! :-)
Arthur Bennett How wonderful, God bless you , you are so Lucky to have enjoyed Sarah's magic for so long. I wish you health and happiness….. And I pray we will both enjoy Sarah's vocal gifts in heaven ….
This woman just too perfect! She sings from the depth of her soul and just makes you feel like she is singing directly to your soul. With age she just got better and better.
Sarah is my favorite female jazz vocalists. She can bend note like no one else! I was lucky to have heard her at the Newport Jazz Festival. She raised the hair on my arms, gave me goosebumps and tears in my eyes. I love her!
I saw Sarah Vaughan a number of times in Toronto. One of the concerts was at The Ontario Place Forum, an open air venue which was great for concerts. Anyway Sarah was backed by The Toronto Symphony Orchestra. That night she did all of Cole Porter. It was a beautiful summer night, the sky was filled with stars, the Orchestra was playing beautifully, but more then anything, the great Sarah Vaughan was singing. I felt honoured to be there. I'll never forget that night!
her range is spiritual....you can hear the power that she is wielding as each note cries out soft ballad and powerhouse voice= it worked. rich and engaging...thank you Sarah Vaughn. Rest in Peace..
I once was so lucky! I saw her at North Sea Jazz a long time ago. An experience so above nature....!!!! I was crying all the time. I coud'nt stop crying at every song she sang. But I didnt want to make a noise so I tried and managed to cry in silence, but so many tears I cried. This woman's voice is so above everything else!!! WOW!! I will never forget that performance!!!! Sarah I will always love you and your voice!!!! xxx
Here I go again ! --- the best female American singer ever --- there will never be another --- sing my love ---- we still listen--- every time i listen to you it's valentines day
one of the greatest voices of all time. I am going to school in the fall to study music full time, and looking forward to studying jazz, and listening to the greats just makes me more excited. thank you god for blessing us with Sarah Vaughan.
I have seen Sarah Vaughan live several times.Llistening to that incredible voice live was an experience I'll never forget. I can still see her strolling on to the stage, microphone in hand, sitting on a stool, a cold glass of water and a box of kleenex on the piano beside her. She would then throw her head back and start to sing. Her casual, relaxed demeanor does not prepare you for her powerful voice. Everyone there that night knew we were hearing the voice of a vocal genius. There is no one you can compare Sarah Vaughan to. She was incomparable, in a league of her own. It was a privilege to have seen her live!
+sunlitweb I'm looking at my stamps right now. What an honor indeed for a masterful songstress. So wish the youngsters would listen to what real music and musicianship sounds like.
Grandissima commozione e gioia.....letteralmente divina....quando l'ascolto chiudo gl'occhi e la sua voce mi trasporta in una dimensione celestiale....grazie di essere esistita Sarah Vaughan e di continuare a farlo nella nostra anima attraverso la tua voce/canzone/interpretazione e anima. GRAZIE INFINITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
On the posthumously released "Sarah Vaughan in the City of Lights" (recorded in Paris in late 1985), Sarah explains that she does "Valentine" differently every night and simply dares her pianist to be able to follow her (he does!). In fact, she sings 2 different endings. Early Sarah (Mr. Kelly's, etc) is letter perfect. Late Sarah is the one jazz diva who inspite of the smoking, emphysema, etc., still possessed an instrument that could do everything. Put away your expectations of how a vocalist "should" sound (the monotone Melody Gardot or the emotionless, stiff Diana Krall). Open up to a musician who "has it all," and is never afraid to "lay it all on the line." She crosses genres and moods,, swoops up and down the octaves, and in Frank Collette she had the pianist to follow her musical athleticism (plus Count Basie drummer, Harold Jones). She alone went out as a singer with an instrument still intact, and her use of it is testament to the human creative spirit, a courageous and breath-taking performance--on the same high level as the 16 CDs of music Bill Evans recorded the week before his death.
I beg to differ with you about Diana Krall..whilst I hear what you're saying..she doesn't think she is a great vocalist..however what she lacks for the jazz connoisseurs like yourself..she makes up for it with many other attributes..she has a very sexy timbre to her voice..and a very attractive voice...have u heard..i get along without you very well..and a masterpiece called..i could drink a case of you..her timing is indecent..her arrangements and piano playing are sublime...so it's swings and roundabouts.
@@jacquelinepaul9731 Well said, as I am also a major fan of Diane for all the same reasons. In addition, let's also not forget the great Julie London, of who Krall sounds very much like. 2 incomparable voices! :)
I have seen her about a dozen times in NY City and what a remarkable voice and on the radio after she went into transition the announcer was interviewing Ella and he asked Ella who was her favorite singer and she said the one that just passed she didn't called her name.
In the late years of her career but nothing lost. So many singers now could learn from this Lady. When I saw her in concert at the Opera House many moons ago, I knew it would be the last time I would see her live, within months she had passed away. Her voice and memorywill live on in my mind..... until it is my turn.
Ken Sparkes I'm sure this is going to sound weird but I couldn't help but throw it out here. About 20yrs ago I began losing my sight as a result of what was initially believed to be solely from a hereditary, yet recessive gene, retinal disease though some 12yrs ago or so I was diagnosed w/4 different autoimmune diseases. I had to go to an ENT to be tested for insurance purposes b/c I was allergic to nickel & the insurance wouldn't cover the non-stainless surgical steel without a doc actually diagnosing me w/a nickel allergy. The doc was reading my history, which his nurse helped me with b/c I couldn't see the paper let alone the writing. He comes in the exam room & offers his sympathies for my having lost my sight to SLE (the worst of 4 types of Lupus) & Sjogren's Disease. I was confused; I told him I had lost my sight (w/the exception of a small but diminishing light perception) to a hereditary retinal disease. He apologized then checked my records again. He finally tells me something my rheumatologist & neurologist & other -ologists I'd seen for yrs who failed to mention it.. He explains to me how Lupus & Sjogren's both cause blindness & in my case, it seemed as if I'd been hit with a double whammy. Sometime later I was telling my best friend about the appointment along with how upset I was that my own specialists never told me about the added loss of sight from the autoimmune diseases. Later in our call we got to talking about the loss of senses and she asked me if there was some way I'd been given a chance to choose what I was going to lose: my sight or my hearing, which would I would choose. I took several minutes or so to think about it before telling her I was actually lucky b/c I didn't think I could bear losing my hearing b/c I love music entirely too much to lose the ability to hear it. And when I say I love music, I mean I love all music. My tastes in music are extremely eclectic. I love everything whether it's opera, instrumental, smooth jazz, blues, rock, R&B, rockabilly, country, beach music, songs from musicals, etc... although, I do love the theater but I can't see more than a couple inches from my eyes and even that's on a good day - this isn't a good day. My left eye is almost blank while my right eye has some light perception but the left eye is irritated. It is most likely another run of corneal inflammation again due to the Sjogren's Disease. It causes corneal inflammation, chronic/severe dry eye syndrome, and in combination with SLE and the autoimmune disease, I lost the ability to differentiate btw like-colors a long time ago! I also have to be careful with infections b/c they are extremely difficult to fight b/c my immune system is toast. So I'm thankful for one thing at least and that is the knowledge that it is less likely that I will ever lose my hearing. It's super sharp and gets even more so with each progression I've gone through since I first started losing my sight. The progression varies with no set time or expiration date but each time it's dropped in clarity I have had to adjust to the loss and be even more vigilant with family and friends about making sure no furniture is moved and all doors are either fully closed or fully open so I don't walk into a half-open door and hurt myself. I guess if there's any upside and one thing to be thankful for, having my hearing intact is one of them. I carry my Ipod (it's a refurbished classic 120gb) with me along with ear buds to each doctor appt and visit to the lab so I have music or audiobooks to listen to while I wait. At home, I have a pair of Bose noise-canceling headphones, albeit an old set but well-cared for and well-used, that DH gave me for my birthday a long time ago. If I hit a rough patch where the pain from the joint damage and neuropathy that gets too bad, most often I can take my breakthrough medication, lay down with the Bose headsets & my Ipod for a few hours, even if I can't sleep it seems to help take my mind off the pain while the medication begins to work. I can't imagine not doing that. There is one thing I miss most with regards to the loss of sight. I miss being able to climb in my truck (it was an old 4wd Jeep pickup, which was great except when I had to take it to work when I wore business dresses and 5-6in stiletto heels b/c I had to pull myself up into the truck as it was but doing it in stiletto heels & a short dress or skirt was challenging) or climb on my motorcycle on a good day with no rain or storms coming up and just drive to clear my head. I miss driving so much. It's even worse b/c this area doesn't have any public transportation and cab fare is quite literally highway robbery! But if I have to be honest with myself, I'd miss hearing music more. I still have trouble comprehending audiobook narrators b/c there aren't many out there who are great storytellers. If Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Ron Perlman were narrators of audiobooks, I could listen to them without any problems with comprehension but they don't narrate many, if any audiobooks and I find that sad. Robert Redford's narration throughout the film A River Runs Through It kept me interested the entire movie just as Morgan Freeman did with Shawshank Redemption. And who wouldn't love to hear Ron Perlman reading classical literature or poetry as he did when he was playing the role of Vincent in Beauty and the Beast with Linda Hamilton. Linda would be great too b/c she did such a wonderful job with the narration in the Terminator movies as Sarah Conner. I especially liked the ending where she is recording tapes for her unborn son John where she is almost talking aloud b/c she is musing about how much to tell him about his father and if she did tell him, would it change his mind to send Kyle back in time to ensure he was born in order to lead the last of the human resistance to beat the machines in the war. Richard ?, I can't recall his last name but the man who played the role of John Boy Walton in Walton's Mountain and then he was in the film, The Stalking of ---- Black. I can't remember the woman's first name but he played the stalker who believed they were in a relationship when they were not and after his behavior worsened, he was fired from the company where they both worked and he came back with an RV fill of weapons then went in building and injured many and killed even more but she managed to get out and the police killed him. Richard Thomas... That's his name. He has a nice voice for narration. Kellie Martin (Life Goes On series, and Christy, the Series) actually did narrate the book Christy. It was PERFECT! I'm so thankful she did the narration for the book although the version with her narration is difficult if not impossible to find and if you do, it's usually very expensive, which is sad b/c it's so great. Martin was made for that role and she was made to narrate the book based on the series where she portrayed the character of Christine Huddleston, also referred to as "Teacher" by the students and even some of their parents. Tyne Day was great in the series too. She has an excellent reading voice too. I wish they would take an interest in it but we have to take what we can get I guess.
Sarah was one of the rarest musicians. Not only were both her voice and styling truly perfect but they remained perfect up until the end. What an incredible woman. In my opinion, one of, if not the finest vocalist in American history.
Mar.27: Happy birthday and RIP Singer Sarah Vaughan "The Divine One", Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1924-1990) Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload, SassyDivine. Blessings
jennifer86010 Her rendition of My Funny Valentine brings me to tears; it's amazing when a song has that kind of affect on a person b/c you know the song as well as the singer is great & she was truly among the greats of her time & even now... On one of the weekends I sneaked off to New Orleans w/a cousin who enjoyed blues as much as I do (tho' this song's classified as both blues & jazz but in my heart, it feels more of a blues type of song). We did this as many weekends as we could pull it off by leaving on Fridays & getting back by Sundays; we stayed a bit longer when there wasn't school & took off again even if we did get caught. We slept in the car so there wasn't costs beyond gas to get there & back, food, & of course drinks as nobody ever carded us b/c we looked older than we were & often despite being cousins, we were mistaken as siblings or as being a married couple. We were cousins who understood each other b/c we both came from abusive families so in many ways, we were more like a cross of best friends & siblings as he felt like my older brother even if it was less than a year. We'd go out to this little restaurant where locals ate b/c the food was much better & it was pure Creole/Cajun cooking & a non-touristy area; we always left as much of a tip as we could, esp on Sundays b4 we had to leave & over time the owner & staff knew us by name & automatically had this huge plate of steamed mud bugs w/a bottle of Tequila, bottle of hot sauce, shot glasses, & limes or lemons. Afterward, we'd walk around until finding the best blues club we heard playing & then go in & stay until closing enjoying the music, the alcohol, & each others company. After closing, we'd head back to the car to sleep it off & go out again the next day until we had to go back home. I can't count the weekends we slipped off to the city but I do know I enjoyed each one - even the ones when we got caught & then went back again as soon as we could. LOL!
I grew up listening to Sarah Vaughn, as my parents loved her voice. I was fortunate enough to see her in concert when I was young and it was the first time I shed a tear when watching a performance. I prefer her work in the later years, from the late 70's up to her death, when her voice got deeper and she became more of a stylist. She was, quite simply, one of the best vocalists ever. Thank you for posting this.
OMG !!!! Indeed The Best of The Best female Jazz Songstress ever !!! She is my favorite of them all, not taking anything away from the many others !!! Sassy ? Oh she is All-Thing and a whole lot More !!! I can Never get enough of listening to her or this particular song !!! Thank You Lord for Blessing us with the likes of this Awesomely Awesome Woman !!!
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Just listen to that glorious voice--it becomes an instrument in her hands. When Sarah came to town, I would be in the audience for each performance. Each and every song she sang was simply heaven. I am so grateful for having had the chance to see and hear this wonderful woman perform. I miss you, Sweet Sarah!
FANTABULOUS! SO BEAUTIFUL...Thank you for sharing Sarah Vaughan...."SassyDivine" what an awesome, talented lady.. she is missed! TONS of LOVE, HUGS and BLESSINGS and WISHING YOU A MILLION SUNSHINES! Luv, LaBelleLa *PASS ON THE LOVE*
Sarah is so talented her voice takes the mind to another dimension. It's not quite able to be put in words, only in her voice. This gift comes once and isn't it wonderful to have the opportunity to listen to such a rare and beautiful sound.
This is a wonderful version of "My Funny Valentine." I believe it is one of her best. Sarah definitely let loose on this song. How marvelous to see her sing with some much passion!
A woman gone...not at all forgotten..her heart still bears when she listen...get caught up in those glorious tones....incomparable melodies..the finesse if her glorious instrument...my tears echo my deep affection for this stunning vocalist.. My spirit aches for more more more. Merci Sassy. Mercy.
Stronger than any man, sweeter than any woman, greater than any artist. The incomparably Divine Sarah.
Hahaha! Joseph Ross. I'll be darned. This is the first time I saw someone I know on a UA-cam comments section.
Gracias Sara por tus canciones.te quiero allá donde estes
Have been listening to this wonderful voice since scratchy fading AFN days. In the later 1940's when I was a teenager. Now 83 she still makes my heart beat that little faster sorry she is no longer with us but singing with the angels!
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Arthur Bennett How wonderful, God bless you , you are so Lucky to have enjoyed Sarah's magic for so long.
I wish you health and happiness….. And I pray we will both enjoy Sarah's vocal gifts in heaven ….
First fell for Sarah singing Body & Soul on AFN in 1948, loved. her ever since.
+Arthur Bennett She was incredible. My dad loved Sassy Sarah..I hope she is singing to him up above....
Arthur Bennett omg you are a history
I'm just 18 and I swear I'm in love with this!
How can someone dislike perfection.. Makes no sense whatsoever.
This woman just too perfect! She sings from the depth of her soul and just makes you feel like she is singing directly to your soul. With age she just got better and better.
She was in her late 60s and still had incredible control of her instrument. Really, really stunning
Agreed, except she unfortunately didn’t live to see her late 60s. She died at 66…mid 60s.
And a smoker and she died that year!!!
Sarah is my favorite female jazz vocalists. She can bend note like no one else! I was lucky to have heard her at the Newport Jazz Festival. She raised the hair on my arms, gave me goosebumps and tears in my eyes. I love her!
You just gave the description of a great artist Sassy is amazing!
She has complete control of that instrument....just a vocal wonder!
I saw Sarah Vaughan a number of times in Toronto. One of the concerts was at The Ontario Place Forum, an open air venue which was great for concerts. Anyway Sarah was backed by The Toronto Symphony Orchestra. That night she did all of Cole Porter. It was a beautiful summer night, the sky was filled with stars, the Orchestra was playing beautifully, but more then anything, the great Sarah Vaughan was singing. I felt honoured to be there. I'll never forget that night!
This Woman is a National Treasure and simply amazing!
Majestic, angelic, splendid, opulent, and impeccable.
her range is spiritual....you can hear the power that she is wielding as each note cries out
soft ballad and powerhouse voice= it worked.
rich and engaging...thank you Sarah Vaughn.
Rest in Peace..
This is how you interpret a standard,and make it your own. One of THE BEST to do it....
Sara Vaughn takes me on a musical journey ... I guess I could listen to her forever
My Lord!! She blows me away!!!
Her artistry, emotion, and explosive energy is simply heaven!!
Dad had a reel-to-reel tape player, and an enormous collection of tapes, when I was FIVE. My first intro to Sarah Vaughan. No one else like her.
The amazing , incomparable Sarah. She saves nothing and gives you 100 percent which is why you get her unique style from song to song.
This is so out of this world!!!! Speechless!
I once was so lucky! I saw her at North Sea Jazz a long time ago. An experience so above nature....!!!! I was crying all the time. I coud'nt stop crying at every song she sang. But I didnt want to make a noise so I tried and managed to cry in silence, but so many tears I cried. This woman's voice is so above everything else!!! WOW!! I will never forget that performance!!!! Sarah I will always love you and your voice!!!! xxx
Patrick, my favorite work of art. I love you better after death. May God bless you!
Here I go again ! --- the best female American singer ever --- there will never be another --- sing my love ---- we still listen--- every time i listen to you it's valentines day
What wonderful textures and tones, what an extraordinary range and such a melodious sound. The likes should match the views.
deepest, sarah, you give us life and spirit, in memory of lillian gaulden, a spirit of the drum, light, and of the heart, always
I love Sarah one of the Greatest voices of all time,,,,, miss you
one of two of the best artists of the type in history; maybe the best ever,
one of the greatest voices of all time. I am going to school in the fall to study music full time, and looking forward to studying jazz, and listening to the greats just makes me more excited. thank you god for blessing us with Sarah Vaughan.
So this is what heaven sounds like. Who knew !
I have seen Sarah Vaughan live several times.Llistening to that incredible voice live was an experience I'll never forget. I can still see her strolling on to the stage, microphone in hand, sitting on a stool, a cold glass of water and a box of kleenex on the piano beside her. She would then throw her head back and start to sing. Her casual, relaxed demeanor does not prepare you for her powerful voice. Everyone there that night knew we were hearing the voice of a vocal genius. There is no one you can compare Sarah Vaughan to. She was incomparable, in a league of her own. It was a privilege to have seen her live!
thank you for posting it, I love her. Her voice control, feeling, attitude, and a million of things that She gives everytime She sings. A gift
No one is or was bad like Sarah V her range highs or lows the vibrato in her voice! that ole black magic is a monster! Bravo!
There is none ever like Sarah. So missed 🎉🎉❤
She is getting her own postage stamp in a few days. She is perfect for such an honor.
+sunlitweb I'm looking at my stamps right now. What an honor indeed for a masterful songstress. So wish the youngsters would listen to what real music and musicianship sounds like.
Vocally, that girl aged like fine wine. You couldn't tell me I wasn't Sarah Vaughn back in the day when I was an aspiring singer.
Nobody sings this song better than Sarah Vaughan. To me, this is her trademark song!!!
OMGOSH.........!!!!!! It just doesn't get any better than this!!! No way to improve on that!!! I am in awe!
Always remembered not a day goes by when I dont think of you dad xx
The definition of perfection.
This is music at it's best!!!!
Grandissima commozione e gioia.....letteralmente divina....quando l'ascolto chiudo gl'occhi e la sua voce mi trasporta in una dimensione celestiale....grazie di essere esistita Sarah Vaughan e di continuare a farlo nella nostra anima attraverso la tua voce/canzone/interpretazione e anima. GRAZIE INFINITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Absolutely Incredible ❤
sweet music! thanks for sharing this with the rest of us!!!
Well, I guess I have come across the best female voice I have ever had the pleasure to listen to..
What a voice....she gave me goose pimples......fantastic !!! She worked the song in a such a magnificent way this is a treasure !!! Loved it !!
This talented artist, what a voice, control, phrasing, the ability to add class to holding a note, this talent has it all!!!
No one sings My Funny Valentine like Sarah. I loved to imitate her. She taught me how to sing.
I could cry now.... Amazing.... Music is Life
The Goddess of Sirens!!!
Now this is the way a song should be executed. Vocal perfection at its best. Singers donot exist today like Sarah Vaughn. Simply fantastic
this is singing people a work of art
On the posthumously released "Sarah Vaughan in the City of Lights" (recorded in Paris in late 1985), Sarah explains that she does "Valentine" differently every night and simply dares her pianist to be able to follow her (he does!). In fact, she sings 2 different endings. Early Sarah (Mr. Kelly's, etc) is letter perfect. Late Sarah is the one jazz diva who inspite of the smoking, emphysema, etc., still possessed an instrument that could do everything. Put away your expectations of how a vocalist "should" sound (the monotone Melody Gardot or the emotionless, stiff Diana Krall). Open up to a musician who "has it all," and is never afraid to "lay it all on the line." She crosses genres and moods,, swoops up and down the octaves, and in Frank Collette she had the pianist to follow her musical athleticism (plus Count Basie drummer, Harold Jones). She alone went out as a singer with an instrument still intact, and her use of it is testament to the human creative spirit, a courageous and breath-taking performance--on the same high level as the 16 CDs of music Bill Evans recorded the week before his death.
Dude, what you wrote here is publish-worthy.
I beg to differ with you about Diana Krall..whilst I hear what you're saying..she doesn't think she is a great vocalist..however what she lacks for the jazz connoisseurs like yourself..she makes up for it with many other attributes..she has a very sexy timbre to her voice..and a very attractive voice...have u heard..i get along without you very well..and a masterpiece called..i could drink a case of you..her timing is indecent..her arrangements and piano playing are sublime...so it's swings and roundabouts.
@@jacquelinepaul9731 Well said, as I am also a major fan of Diane for all the same reasons. In addition, let's also not forget the great Julie London, of who Krall sounds very much like. 2 incomparable voices! :)
What a gorgeous, thoughtful, beautifully written and realized post. A worthy tribute, thank you.
I have seen her about a dozen times in NY City and what a remarkable voice and on the radio after she went into transition the announcer was interviewing Ella and he asked Ella who was her favorite singer and she said the one that just passed she didn't called her name.
Vincent Carter
Feeling of song. Sarah is one of the largest
singers of all time!
She's unbelievable..........My God.... This is the first time I heard her singing....I love her XXXXXXXXXXX
She is amazing! Best jazz songstress out there.
In the late years of her career but nothing lost. So many singers now could learn from this Lady. When I saw her in concert at the Opera House many moons ago, I knew it would be the last time I would see her live, within months she had passed away. Her voice and memorywill live on in my mind..... until it is my turn.
Ken Sparkes I'm sure this is going to sound weird but I couldn't help but throw it out here. About 20yrs ago I began losing my sight as a result of what was initially believed to be solely from a hereditary, yet recessive gene, retinal disease though some 12yrs ago or so I was diagnosed w/4 different autoimmune diseases. I had to go to an ENT to be tested for insurance purposes b/c I was allergic to nickel & the insurance wouldn't cover the non-stainless surgical steel without a doc actually diagnosing me w/a nickel allergy. The doc was reading my history, which his nurse helped me with b/c I couldn't see the paper let alone the writing. He comes in the exam room & offers his sympathies for my having lost my sight to SLE (the worst of 4 types of Lupus) & Sjogren's Disease. I was confused; I told him I had lost my sight (w/the exception of a small but diminishing light perception) to a hereditary retinal disease. He apologized then checked my records again. He finally tells me something my rheumatologist & neurologist & other -ologists I'd seen for yrs who failed to mention it.. He explains to me how Lupus & Sjogren's both cause blindness & in my case, it seemed as if I'd been hit with a double whammy.
Sometime later I was telling my best friend about the appointment along with how upset I was that my own specialists never told me about the added loss of sight from the autoimmune diseases. Later in our call we got to talking about the loss of senses and she asked me if there was some way I'd been given a chance to choose what I was going to lose: my sight or my hearing, which would I would choose. I took several minutes or so to think about it before telling her I was actually lucky b/c I didn't think I could bear losing my hearing b/c I love music entirely too much to lose the ability to hear it. And when I say I love music, I mean I love all music.
My tastes in music are extremely eclectic. I love everything whether it's opera, instrumental, smooth jazz, blues, rock, R&B, rockabilly, country, beach music, songs from musicals, etc... although, I do love the theater but I can't see more than a couple inches from my eyes and even that's on a good day - this isn't a good day. My left eye is almost blank while my right eye has some light perception but the left eye is irritated. It is most likely another run of corneal inflammation again due to the Sjogren's Disease. It causes corneal inflammation, chronic/severe dry eye syndrome, and in combination with SLE and the autoimmune disease, I lost the ability to differentiate btw like-colors a long time ago! I also have to be careful with infections b/c they are extremely difficult to fight b/c my immune system is toast.
So I'm thankful for one thing at least and that is the knowledge that it is less likely that I will ever lose my hearing. It's super sharp and gets even more so with each progression I've gone through since I first started losing my sight. The progression varies with no set time or expiration date but each time it's dropped in clarity I have had to adjust to the loss and be even more vigilant with family and friends about making sure no furniture is moved and all doors are either fully closed or fully open so I don't walk into a half-open door and hurt myself.
I guess if there's any upside and one thing to be thankful for, having my hearing intact is one of them. I carry my Ipod (it's a refurbished classic 120gb) with me along with ear buds to each doctor appt and visit to the lab so I have music or audiobooks to listen to while I wait. At home, I have a pair of Bose noise-canceling headphones, albeit an old set but well-cared for and well-used, that DH gave me for my birthday a long time ago. If I hit a rough patch where the pain from the joint damage and neuropathy that gets too bad, most often I can take my breakthrough medication, lay down with the Bose headsets & my Ipod for a few hours, even if I can't sleep it seems to help take my mind off the pain while the medication begins to work. I can't imagine not doing that. There is one thing I miss most with regards to the loss of sight. I miss being able to climb in my truck (it was an old 4wd Jeep pickup, which was great except when I had to take it to work when I wore business dresses and 5-6in stiletto heels b/c I had to pull myself up into the truck as it was but doing it in stiletto heels & a short dress or skirt was challenging) or climb on my motorcycle on a good day with no rain or storms coming up and just drive to clear my head. I miss driving so much. It's even worse b/c this area doesn't have any public transportation and cab fare is quite literally highway robbery! But if I have to be honest with myself, I'd miss hearing music more. I still have trouble comprehending audiobook narrators b/c there aren't many out there who are great storytellers. If Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Ron Perlman were narrators of audiobooks, I could listen to them without any problems with comprehension but they don't narrate many, if any audiobooks and I find that sad. Robert Redford's narration throughout the film A River Runs Through It kept me interested the entire movie just as Morgan Freeman did with Shawshank Redemption. And who wouldn't love to hear Ron Perlman reading classical literature or poetry as he did when he was playing the role of Vincent in Beauty and the Beast with Linda Hamilton. Linda would be great too b/c she did such a wonderful job with the narration in the Terminator movies as Sarah Conner. I especially liked the ending where she is recording tapes for her unborn son John where she is almost talking aloud b/c she is musing about how much to tell him about his father and if she did tell him, would it change his mind to send Kyle back in time to ensure he was born in order to lead the last of the human resistance to beat the machines in the war. Richard ?, I can't recall his last name but the man who played the role of John Boy Walton in Walton's Mountain and then he was in the film, The Stalking of ---- Black. I can't remember the woman's first name but he played the stalker who believed they were in a relationship when they were not and after his behavior worsened, he was fired from the company where they both worked and he came back with an RV fill of weapons then went in building and injured many and killed even more but she managed to get out and the police killed him. Richard Thomas... That's his name. He has a nice voice for narration. Kellie Martin (Life Goes On series, and Christy, the Series) actually did narrate the book Christy. It was PERFECT! I'm so thankful she did the narration for the book although the version with her narration is difficult if not impossible to find and if you do, it's usually very expensive, which is sad b/c it's so great. Martin was made for that role and she was made to narrate the book based on the series where she portrayed the character of Christine Huddleston, also referred to as "Teacher" by the students and even some of their parents. Tyne Day was great in the series too. She has an excellent reading voice too. I wish they would take an interest in it but we have to take what we can get I guess.
Omg! Beyond Devine!! She totally goes IN!
Sarah was one of the rarest musicians. Not only were both her voice and styling truly perfect but they remained perfect up until the end. What an incredible woman. In my opinion, one of, if not the finest vocalist in American history.
This makes me cry.
Mar.27: Happy birthday and RIP Singer Sarah Vaughan "The Divine One", Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1924-1990) Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload, SassyDivine. Blessings
Simply put --- she was the greatest female singer who ever lived
She and Ella!
Her voice is so beautiful. :'(
Stunningly majestic like an anglelic splemdid bird eclipsing me to the jazz hemisphere.
jennifer86010 Her rendition of My Funny Valentine brings me to tears; it's amazing when a song has that kind of affect on a person b/c you know the song as well as the singer is great & she was truly among the greats of her time & even now... On one of the weekends I sneaked off to New Orleans w/a cousin who enjoyed blues as much as I do (tho' this song's classified as both blues & jazz but in my heart, it feels more of a blues type of song). We did this as many weekends as we could pull it off by leaving on Fridays & getting back by Sundays; we stayed a bit longer when there wasn't school & took off again even if we did get caught. We slept in the car so there wasn't costs beyond gas to get there & back, food, & of course drinks as nobody ever carded us b/c we looked older than we were & often despite being cousins, we were mistaken as siblings or as being a married couple. We were cousins who understood each other b/c we both came from abusive families so in many ways, we were more like a cross of best friends & siblings as he felt like my older brother even if it was less than a year.
We'd go out to this little restaurant where locals ate b/c the food was much better & it was pure Creole/Cajun cooking & a non-touristy area; we always left as much of a tip as we could, esp on Sundays b4 we had to leave & over time the owner & staff knew us by name & automatically had this huge plate of steamed mud bugs w/a bottle of Tequila, bottle of hot sauce, shot glasses, & limes or lemons. Afterward, we'd walk around until finding the best blues club we heard playing & then go in & stay until closing enjoying the music, the alcohol, & each others company. After closing, we'd head back to the car to sleep it off & go out again the next day until we had to go back home. I can't count the weekends we slipped off to the city but I do know I enjoyed each one - even the ones when we got caught & then went back again as soon as we could. LOL!
This is one of the best comment postings ever! +jennifer, you're awesome!
Loved your comment, your story. Bless you and thank you.
The supreme, sassy, majestic voices transports me to the heavenly hemisphere. What a phenomenal rendition of " My Funny Valentine."
I grew up listening to Sarah Vaughn, as my parents loved her voice. I was fortunate enough to see her in concert when I was young and it was the first time I shed a tear when watching a performance. I prefer her work in the later years, from the late 70's up to her death, when her voice got deeper and she became more of a stylist. She was, quite simply, one of the best vocalists ever. Thank you for posting this.
You really do feel her voice right down to the bone.
OMG !!!! Indeed The Best of The Best female Jazz Songstress ever !!! She is my favorite of them all, not taking anything away from the many others !!! Sassy ? Oh she is All-Thing and a whole lot More !!! I can Never get enough of listening to her or this particular song !!! Thank You Lord for Blessing us with the likes of this Awesomely Awesome Woman !!!
Vez ou outra retorno aqui, há anos.
Lindo, belo, impossível, de cair os queixos...
Viagem sem volta até os máximos limites das notas, técnicas e dos sentimentos...
Wow, I'm breathless. She sings the heck of that song. Like no one else.
Just listen to that glorious voice--it becomes an instrument in her hands. When Sarah came to town, I would be in the audience for each performance. Each and every song she sang was simply heaven. I am so grateful for having had the chance to see and hear this wonderful woman perform. I miss you, Sweet Sarah!
Some where up there someone is being blessed with the voice of an angel.
I cry at the end when she modulates through those beautiful chord changes
She was the cream of the crop, my all time favorite singer , Sassy Classy Sarah Vaughan💖❤💖❤💖❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💖💖
É impossível não se emocionar ai ouvir Rodgers and Hart na voz de Sarah
I'd give 10 years of my life for her to come back to life and grace us with her live gift of song once again. She is needed she is missed.
FANTABULOUS! SO BEAUTIFUL...Thank you for sharing Sarah Vaughan...."SassyDivine" what an awesome, talented lady.. she is missed! TONS of LOVE, HUGS and BLESSINGS and WISHING YOU A MILLION SUNSHINES! Luv, LaBelleLa *PASS ON THE LOVE*
She always makes feel so completely mesmerized by her beauty of sound@
Jst beautiful!
I could Listen to hersing all dayThose runs she made were amazing.Gut renchinq soulful passion.
Mais que de frissons pouahhh. SUblime, merci encore Sarah quelle don tu as reçue !
My GOD! What gift of song! What gift of voice! What gift of passion! Feel it in my BONES! LOVE IT!
Sarah Vaughn good GOD! What a gift and thank God we can still enjoy it! I LOVE THIS WOMAN'S VOICE!
Sarah is so talented her voice takes the mind to another dimension. It's not quite able to be put in words, only in her voice. This gift comes once and isn't it wonderful to have the opportunity to listen to such a rare and beautiful sound.
a gift for the soul.
I am so glad to have lived in the era of this great music. I attended a concert by Sarah Vaughan in Oklahoma City many years ago
a truly wondrous singer with a beautiful voice, and what a range she had. This is singing of the highest class. A unique and lovely performer
Quelle merveille "My funny valentine" et par Sarah en plus...Yess
beatiful
Thank You Sarah, for this version, nearly makes me cry everytime I hear it :')
Wonderful 😊
This is a wonderful version of "My Funny Valentine." I believe it is one of her best. Sarah definitely let loose on this song. How marvelous to see her sing with some much passion!
She sings like how heaven is going to be. I love her voice a gift from God
OMG! What a range. Amazingly beautiful and talented.......Her talent LIVES, and the love she gave through her gift, will always be a Valentine to All.
OMG!!! one of my all time inspirations. go sarah!
Doesn't matter if you have a Valentine-just listening to this makes you feel Love!
Absolutely beautiful version of this timeless classic. love the high and low notes
The eternity can pass while listening the singing of the master and every stroke of her voice.
Exquisite.
Her heart still BEATS when WE listen.. The finesse OF her glorious instrument..
this is mature grown up music... small children won't understand it. the Devine One, is at her peak...what control...that VOICE was heavenly touch
I'm 24 and I understand and love it!
I am 35 and I have always heard artist reference Sara Vaughn, this is an awesome woman. How did I go this long without ever hearing this voice.
A woman gone...not at all forgotten..her heart still bears when she listen...get caught up in those glorious tones....incomparable melodies..the finesse if her glorious instrument...my tears echo my deep affection for this stunning vocalist.. My spirit aches for more more more. Merci Sassy. Mercy.