Hands down, the best pipes in the business. Ella was THE queen, and Sarah Vaughn was co-Queen. I saw her 5x LIVE. First time was in 81/82 at Dangerfields in NYC. My friend and I were S.V. freaks. We "splurged" and spent $35ea. We both got dressed to the nines. We were seated way in the back right next to the swinging kitchen door. We thought, "Oh well. No matter. We are HERE". Seconds before the lights went down for her entrance (through the kitchen doors) the maitre'd swooped us up quickly and quietly the THE ringside table. A no-show? Cancellation? Don't know. But we were dressed up, and very cute. So in she swoops upon her entrance in a cloud of LAUREN perfume. That now being a strong scent memory. It was beyond thrilling. Through the 80s I saw her again at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and twice at The Blue Note in spring 1989. I read recently that during that engagement she was diagnosed with lung cancer. (I remember reading in The NY POST that she canceled her last 2 nights). So.... yes. I saw/heard her WITH lung cancer. Ummm, she sounded fantastic. She died a year later. I once met the great opera singer Rene Fleming who was a HUGE jazz singer fan, S.V. being her #1 favorite. She said Vaughn had the capability to have been an opera singer but had zero interest in all that work! The life of a jazz singer being an easier one, and permitted her to indulge in the things she liked to indulge in. Her stupendous voice will live on forever.
She was a genius, but also a wonderful lady. She was the author of her own life and success, overcoming tremendous odds to become a revered living legend.
For me Sarah is the ultimate vocalist to learn from.her tone,her range,her breathing,her ability to lead the orchestra without losing them as she invents.
Spectacularly riveting, captivating, entertaining as The Divine Sassy, Ms. Sarah Vaughan' s splendid, velvet, suave, melodic mezzo- soprano voice transports me to the heavenly hemisphere. Serananded with impeccable range, phrasing, breath control, superb diction with ease. Thanks immensely for posting my favorite female jazz vocalist.
Sarah left us on April 3rd 1990. A day I will remember for as long as I live. I cried like a baby. The only constant in my growing up years. Her voice was like a warm blanket that always made me feel safe and warm. And loved.
I'm jealous of everyone who commented that they got to see this goddess live!!! If only.... 😥😣 But at least there's UA-cam. Thankyou for uploading. Man! 2:36 the way she bends the notes and phrases. I'm melting...... She's so smooth! And if anyone commented that they actually got to meet her! Well... Just Wow!!! How to stand before such Glory!!!
Luckily got to see Sarah numerous times 70 in to the eighties great single night in my active concert going years Sarah with huge Michel LeGrand orchestra and chorus Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was beyond spectacular sold out audience gave many deserved standing ovations , anyone there like myself at loss of words to describe captivating evening...Troubadour concerts in small club over a three year period restarting her career were incredible went many times got her autograph in dressing room, great times with the greatest ever...
I have loved her since I was 14 years old. I listened intently to her on my 33rpm vynl. I saw her in person . She sang Caravan and as she hit the high notes the people were standing up cheering. She was fantastic! ----- My sister met her in restaurant ( sitting behind her and then realized who she was) and she said she had just finished cleaning her garage. Sarah was very nice to my sister.
There was no singer like her. Sometimes, she can bring tears to your eyes. And backed by this orchestra, she just soars. To hear her in person, was a thrill I'll never forget.
The DIVINE ONE...that fabulous VOICE...we will appreciate the beautiful VOICE, but jealous ppl will always dislike beauty...that voice was touched by God almighty
Completely effortless in every way...but what strikes me is her infallible diction...every single word is clear even though she doesn't over enunciate. Truly an astonishing artist. Her intonation is also perfect. That's what virtuosity is...the ability to make what is extremely difficult seem easy.
Of the unchallenged Trinity of American Jazz Singers (Billie, Ella, Sarah), none were more creative, inventive, daring, commanding than Sarah, whose roots were not in the '30s like the other 2 but in the laboratory of modern jazz that was the Billy Eckstine Band. No one had greater command of pitch and voice projection, but it was her ability to improvise new melodies on the familiar words and chords of the song that defined her uniqueness. On this date, she lags behind the beat and turns the songs on their heads rhythmically. Only one controversial quality of Sarah distances some fans and musicians---her experimental use of vibrato, which some singers dispense with entirely. Sarah overdid it on her Gershwin album, but elsewhere it contributes to the life of her performances. Her career ended with a different, incomparable pianist named Frank Collett (look for her '80s recordings, esp. 'In the City of Lights."
+Cornelis Peters I would concur with your choices of Ella and Sarah being great jazz singers but I would also amend your statement to include Mel Torme and Cleo Laine.
LOVED HER!!!!!!! Love, Love, LOVE Sassy! THANKS FOR THIS!!!! Baby..she was a vocal technician! Played her voice like an instrument. Such vocal control, phrasing, style....and she smoked a lot of cigarettes, lol. What a blessed set of pipes. REST IN ETERNAL peace Miss Sarah! Her Send In The Clowns with Boston Pops and Wynton Marsalis in the early 80's was ASTOUNDING!
That Send in the Clowns gives me chills just thinking about it! Beyond description. Also check out her live in Berlin c '59 singing Funny Valentine. You will never be the same.
I count myself as extremely fortunate to have been able to see her live 4 times. We shall never see anything comparable in this, or any other lifetime. Her rendition of "Send in the clowns" is one for the ages.
I just finished reading 2 excellent biographies written about Sarah Vaughan: "Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan" and "Sassy: The Life Of Sarah Vaughan." Listening to her sing is a breathtaking experience. When she sings, it's as if she is experiencing this moment for the very first time. Thank you for posting this video.
Back when u can go to a concert and here a once in a lifetime voice … and real musicians .. people dressed up and had an adventure .. now it’s all about who is platinum who can hold C sharp for an hour … who is naked …this is era was over once it begun …
Sunday, April 9 2023...ending the Easter weekend by listening to the Voice "The Divine One", Ms Sarah Vaughan. She will forever be one of my favourite Jazz singers.
I am so happy December 31,2015 and I see and hear my favorite of all time Ms. Sarah Vaughn I have been truly blessed today. Thank you so much for this posting. Tony Dial
When God addresses all that have lived in the past, those who are in the present, and all that will live throughout eternity, he will use the voice of Sarah Vaughn. No one will EVER COMPARE❤️
Arrangements for the Gershwin classics are by the immortal Marty Paich and, obviously, for the Michel Legrand compositions, Legrand himself is responsible (as per the incredible album they made together). Pianist is the immaculate Carl Schroeder and on drums is none other than the truly GREAT Jimmy Cobb (I'm not sure of the bassist's name...?).
She's in a class by herself !!! Listen, Listen all you young, talented singers - she's in full command at all times! So thrilling! Whew! Every time Sarah sings is a Master Class . . . .
Sarah's last pianist was not Frank Collett although she worked with Frank often and he was marvelous. George her final pianist was an Emmy award winner. Andy Simpkins and Harold Jones was her drummer. Sarah had hired Monty Budwig to be her bassist but she passed away before that final trio could work with her. I know this because Monty, George and Harold were working a club when her manager gave us the news. I was sobbing about the news at the club where the guys were playing and Monty's wife Arlette were at that club. Sarah was the greatest singer I ever heard. I loved Sandi Patty gospel.
She's the queen. They call her "The Divine One" for a reason....what a stupendous talent.
They also called her "Sassy".
I miss her so.😢 when ever she was in town, I went 2 see her. Her pianist was a friend of my acting teacher. Oh what joy she brought to us all. RIP❤
Sarah's voice can not be replaced. She is truly one of kind.
Hard to believe a human voice could be capable of such phenomenal expression.
Hands down, the best pipes in the business. Ella was THE queen, and Sarah Vaughn was co-Queen. I saw her 5x LIVE. First time was in 81/82 at Dangerfields in NYC. My friend and I were S.V. freaks. We "splurged" and spent $35ea. We both got dressed to the nines. We were seated way in the back right next to the swinging kitchen door. We thought, "Oh well. No matter. We are HERE". Seconds before the lights went down for her entrance (through the kitchen doors) the maitre'd swooped us up quickly and quietly the THE ringside table. A no-show? Cancellation? Don't know. But we were dressed up, and very cute. So in she swoops upon her entrance in a cloud of LAUREN perfume. That now being a strong scent memory. It was beyond thrilling. Through the 80s I saw her again at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and twice at The Blue Note in spring 1989. I read recently that during that engagement she was diagnosed with lung cancer. (I remember reading in The NY POST that she canceled her last 2 nights). So.... yes. I saw/heard her WITH lung cancer. Ummm, she sounded fantastic. She died a year later. I once met the great opera singer Rene Fleming who was a HUGE jazz singer fan, S.V. being her #1 favorite. She said Vaughn had the capability to have been an opera singer but had zero interest in all that work! The life of a jazz singer being an easier one, and permitted her to indulge in the things she liked to indulge in. Her stupendous voice will live on forever.
Her rendition of Rainy Days and Mondays was just beautiful. I'm still tearing up. Thank you, Sarah.
Her "Rainy Days" is on a whole other level!!!!
I heard Sarah Vaughn for the first time in 1959 and she will always represent the very best to me. Her voice has no limit. What a star.
She was a genius, but also a wonderful lady. She was the author of her own life and success, overcoming tremendous odds to become a revered living legend.
My idol since i was 15 years old. I'm now 83 years. Local singer since. Doing her music
This should have 5 million views
WOW!! HER VOICE ITSELF IS AN INSTRUMENT, NO NEED FOR INTRICATE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS .. JUST HER! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡😻😻😻
For me Sarah is the ultimate vocalist to learn from.her tone,her range,her breathing,her ability to lead the orchestra without losing them as she invents.
Fantastica
My favorite singer of all.
Mine too!
What a treasure to see this again! I wish we could find and see Cleo Laines performances with the Boston Pops
Sarah was on another level
Several other levels! She skipped over a couple on her way there.
Her breath control was simply INSANE!!!!! My GAWD!!!! Love her so!!! Rest well, Sassy.....
You tell no lie! It really is otherworldly!
Great Singer all Time
Spectacularly riveting, captivating, entertaining as The Divine Sassy, Ms. Sarah Vaughan' s splendid, velvet, suave, melodic mezzo- soprano voice transports me to the heavenly hemisphere. Serananded with impeccable range, phrasing, breath control, superb diction with ease. Thanks immensely for posting my favorite female jazz vocalist.
Happy 95th birthday Sassy
Sarah left us on April 3rd 1990. A day I will remember for as long as I live. I cried like a baby. The only constant in my growing up years. Her voice was like a warm blanket that always made me feel safe and warm. And loved.
Hard to believe she turns 100 this year
What a magnificent vocal range and ability to bend notes!!!
I'm jealous of everyone who commented that they got to see this goddess live!!!
If only.... 😥😣 But at least there's UA-cam. Thankyou for uploading. Man! 2:36 the way she bends the notes and phrases. I'm melting...... She's so smooth!
And if anyone commented that they actually got to meet her! Well... Just Wow!!! How to stand before such Glory!!!
Hi i got to see ms Vaughan will the Philadelphia S. ymphony.i will Never forget
Luckily got to see Sarah numerous times 70 in to the eighties great single night in my active concert going years Sarah with huge Michel LeGrand orchestra and chorus Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was beyond spectacular sold out audience gave many deserved standing ovations , anyone there like myself at loss of words to describe captivating evening...Troubadour concerts in small club over a three year period restarting her career were incredible went many times got her autograph in dressing room, great times with the greatest ever...
I have loved her since I was 14 years old. I listened intently to her on my 33rpm vynl. I saw her in person . She sang Caravan and as she hit the high notes the people were standing up cheering. She was fantastic! ----- My sister met her in restaurant ( sitting behind her and then realized who she was) and she said she had just finished cleaning her garage. Sarah was very nice to my sister.
Her voice can do no wrong it is flawless as is she.⚘💖
If there is someone better, I've never heard em!
Yes BB Ann mom name
The pianist is awesome🌷
Yes - hes great as is her bassist and drummer
Carl Schroeder on piano, Frank Delarosa on bass and I can'see who drummer is.
The Boston Pop orchestra adds timbre and color with phenomenal musical depth embellishing Vaughan' s voice. Love her scanting!
I've only heard it called scat singing.
That rendition of "WAVE" is the prettiest I have ever heard....The Boston Pops arraingment and Sarah's voice is perfect.....
So you have to buy Sarah with Michel Legrand, there you will find this arrangement and even better ones.....five stars!!!!
There was no singer like her. Sometimes, she can bring tears to your eyes. And backed by this orchestra, she just soars. To hear her in person, was a thrill I'll never forget.
Lucky you!
Lucky you.... I was only 2 years old when this concert happened. I wish I could treasure such a beautiful memory...
Sarah's voice is devine....WAVE is so beautiful.....thank you UA-cam.....
The DIVINE ONE...that fabulous VOICE...we will appreciate the beautiful VOICE, but jealous ppl will always dislike beauty...that voice was touched by God almighty
Sassy looks great here - as well as sounding fabulous - as always.
So this is what it feels like in heaven
Completely effortless in every way...but what strikes me is her infallible diction...every single word is clear even though she doesn't over enunciate. Truly an astonishing artist. Her intonation is also perfect. That's what virtuosity is...the ability to make what is extremely difficult seem easy.
Superb tone
A masterwork especially a foggy day!
what else can one say THIS IS THE DIVINE ONE AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE
Sounds like an album. Awesome!
Of the unchallenged Trinity of American Jazz Singers (Billie, Ella, Sarah), none were more creative, inventive, daring, commanding than Sarah, whose roots were not in the '30s like the other 2 but in the laboratory of modern jazz that was the Billy Eckstine Band. No one had greater command of pitch and voice projection, but it was her ability to improvise new melodies on the familiar words and chords of the song that defined her uniqueness. On this date, she lags behind the beat and turns the songs on their heads rhythmically. Only one controversial quality of Sarah distances some fans and musicians---her experimental use of vibrato, which some singers dispense with entirely. Sarah overdid it on her Gershwin album, but elsewhere it contributes to the life of her performances. Her career ended with a different, incomparable pianist named Frank Collett (look for her '80s recordings, esp. 'In the City of Lights."
Just wonderful!
FABULOUS.... she was the DIVINE ONE!
She was difficult for musicians , she was fun , she was great . Together with Ella , she was the best jazzsinger ever.
+Cornelis Peters I would concur with your choices of Ella and Sarah being great jazz singers but I would also amend your statement to include Mel Torme and Cleo Laine.
Yes, definitely cleo laine and add carmen mcrae and also blossom dearie
@@johnstrand7456 阿巴斯olutely
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shes a legend sarah Vaughan
LOVED HER!!!!!!! Love, Love, LOVE Sassy! THANKS FOR THIS!!!! Baby..she was a vocal technician! Played her voice like an instrument. Such vocal control, phrasing, style....and she smoked a lot of cigarettes, lol. What a blessed set of pipes. REST IN ETERNAL peace Miss Sarah! Her Send In The Clowns with Boston Pops and Wynton Marsalis in the early 80's was ASTOUNDING!
That Send in the Clowns gives me chills just thinking about it! Beyond description. Also check out her live in Berlin c '59 singing Funny Valentine. You will never be the same.
The choices she makes in that version are ... well, I just can't describe it. I put that Funny Valentine right next to that Send in the Clowns.
Сара слушать тебя , получили радость
Sarah's voice is so warm. Sarah has classic elegance in her wardrobe too. Thank you, Sarah Vaughan☺️
Pianist is superb
Sarah was simply the best her range was like no other
I count myself as extremely fortunate to have been able to see her live 4 times. We shall never see anything comparable in this, or any other lifetime. Her rendition of "Send in the clowns" is one for the ages.
I simply love rainy days and Mondays Sarah you did your thing Simply Beautiful
love her voice.
There will never be another you Sassy.
One of her signature songs was Tenderly. What a talent she was.
What a great way to start the concert with a song written by the Brazilian genius Tom Jobim 🇧🇷
I just finished reading 2 excellent biographies written about Sarah Vaughan: "Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan" and "Sassy: The Life Of Sarah Vaughan." Listening to her sing is a breathtaking experience. When she sings, it's as if she is experiencing this moment for the very first time. Thank you for posting this video.
Oh great I'm reading them right away thanks for the tip!!
So right Kerry. Ms Vaughan "translates" a song more fully than anyone.
I don't like either book. They are not worthy of her genius.
@@jazzinreds Couldn't agree more. And the Leslie Gourse abomination can't even get the date of her death right.
Back when u can go to a concert and here a once in a lifetime voice … and real musicians .. people dressed up and had an adventure .. now it’s all about who is platinum who can hold C sharp for an hour … who is naked …this is era was over once it begun …
Sunday, April 9 2023...ending the Easter weekend by listening to the Voice "The Divine One", Ms Sarah Vaughan. She will forever be one of my favourite Jazz singers.
Thank you, so much for posting this! I love me some Sass!
Thank you so much for posting this. It's raining outside, perfect for staying inside and enjoying this concert. Love me some Sarah!
Who are the 7 fools that disliked this video? 🤔😳😳
Philip Thompson sad souls
Eleitores do Bolsonaro!
Haters
I am so happy December 31,2015 and I see and hear my favorite of all time Ms. Sarah Vaughn I have been truly blessed today. Thank you so much for this posting. Tony Dial
I like her name. Sarah Vaughan. ❤
Just a marvellous treasure to the world. Absolutely talented.
Sarah forever! What a gift. 💗
Phenomenal! We used to listen to and watch the Boston Pop concerts every Sunday. Such memories! My dad loved Sarah V.
I used to listen to this on a homemade audio cassette.
If she did feel something for you , she was wonderful . But God help you if she did not care for you. She had musicians replaced from an orchestra.
Cornelis Peters when you are miss sarah vaughan you can do anything you want! ;)
Can’t get enough of Sarah. One of a kind.
The one and only!!! Bravo! Bravo!!!
When God addresses all that have lived in the past, those who are in the present, and all that will live throughout eternity, he will use the voice of Sarah Vaughn. No one will EVER COMPARE❤️
Not humanly possible - yet here is the proof. Anyone wonder she is known as the DIVINE ONE?
Amazing singer...goose bumps on UA-cam!!! Standing O,!!
Her voice still gives me goosebumps.
Who's the one idiot that disliked this video?
Re-watching and just as fabulous.
Arrangements for the Gershwin classics are by the immortal Marty Paich and, obviously, for the Michel Legrand compositions, Legrand himself is responsible (as per the incredible album they made together). Pianist is the immaculate Carl Schroeder and on drums is none other than the truly GREAT Jimmy Cobb (I'm not sure of the bassist's name...?).
soberba! impar! fabulosa! + sassy + sassy + sassy!!! please jazzsingers!!
She in my opinion was the best..even surpassing ella.a tour de force.
grammy awards should be banned.
Wonderful lady!👍😍👏👏👏👏💕🌹🌹🌹
Who's the Rhythm section? ( Trio)
They are badazz!
Lucky Ames, IA, to have these two in concert.
Nobody does it better🎙
Edward E ikr
She's in a class by herself !!! Listen, Listen all you young, talented singers - she's in full command at all times! So thrilling! Whew! Every time Sarah sings is a Master Class . . . .
Magic!
The spice she puts in the notes. Gives a new feeling all her own.
Jesus! That rendition of Summer Knows by Legrand is OUT-STAN-DING!
So beautiful....WAVE sends chills....
It’s crazy how Anita Baker completely cloned her entire sound from Sarah Vaughan.
I am Brazilian and I got surprised with the version of Wave writen by Tom Jobim, our great composer.
Sarah's last pianist was not Frank Collett although she worked with Frank often and he was marvelous. George her final pianist was an Emmy award winner. Andy Simpkins and Harold Jones was her drummer. Sarah had hired Monty Budwig to be her bassist but she passed away before that final trio could work with her. I know this because Monty, George and Harold were working a club when her manager gave us the news. I was sobbing about the news at the club where the guys were playing and Monty's wife Arlette were at that club. Sarah was the greatest singer I ever heard. I loved Sandi Patty gospel.
Yes, I met him ast one of her shows in NYC. He's a friend of my former acting couch. She was amazing! Miss her so.❤
Sarah...withe Pops....= heaven
Great Sarah Vaughan!
fabulous. What a great reunion: Fiedler, the Boston Pops and Lady Sarah
fabulous music for my soul!!! Love this song. Thanx cynthia
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Amazing voice 💗
Absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!!
She owns. This song. Wave
Her voice backed by the orchestra is something monumental...
Pianist. Superb
Браво Сара, ты свои возможности не успела до конца показать не хватило мозгов у деятелей,или они не постарались?
O MAESTRO TEM QUE TER "BIGODE DE PRATA ." PARA REGER UM SOL.🥵
Faultless......
start with Jobin is magic
A VOICE OF AN ANGEL ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️