Sarah Vaughan & Friends: Swing Era (DVD)
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The owner of a truly magnificent voice, Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) ranked with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday as one of the very best female jazz singers of the past century. With her wide range, vibrato controlled to perfection and facility of expression, she was a versatile vocalist who could sing almost anything she wanted. A very popular artist, Sarah Vaughan waxed jazz performances, commercial recordings with string orchestras,plus big-band dates that fell in between jazz and mainstream pop music. As a jazz singer, she was one of the first vocalists to fully incorporate bop phrasing into her singing, as her splendid performances with jazzmen as diverse as Lester Young, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Clifford Brown eloquently proved.
Besides compiling different clips showcasing the great Sarah Vaughan at the peak of her form, this video is completed with additional clips featuring Lena Horne, Bessie Smith (singing her superb Saint Louis Blues from 1929), Mamie Smith, Ida Cox, Ethel Waters and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the legendary all-female orchestra from the Swing Era.
Contents
Sarah Vaughan: You're Mine, You!; The Nearness of You; You're Not the Kind; These Things I Offer; Perdido; Lena Horne: Boogie Woogie Dream; The Man I Love; Bessie Smith: Saint Louis Blues; Mamie Smith: Paradise in Harlem; Ida Cox: Kentucky Man Blues; Fore Day Creep; Ethel Waters with Count Basie: Quicksand; The International Sweethearts of Rhythm: She's Crazy With the Heat; That Man of Mine; 'Jump Children; How About That Jive; I Left My Man; Don't Get It Twisted; Just the Thing; 2 Unidentified Titles.
Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Mamie Smith, Ida Cox, Vocals; Count Basie, Piano; International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
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