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Sarah Vaughan
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Pianists · 1924–1990

Sarah Vaughan

American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)

Born
27 March 1924
Newark
Died
3 April 1990
Hidden Hills
Country
United States
Active
1942–1990
Record labels
Columbia Records, Mercury Records, Cadet Records
Discography
106 albums

Biography

Sarah Vaughan was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Sarah Vaughan was born on 27 March 1924 in Newark and died on 3 April 1990 in Hidden Hills. The music is usually filed under jazz, bebop and cool jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Mercury Records and Cadet Records. The discography here lists 106 albums, from “Sarah Vaughan” (1950) to “Great Women of Song: Sarah Vaughan” (2023). Honours include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989), New Jersey Hall of Fame (2012) and NEA Jazz Masters.

Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy", "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Sarah Vaughan 1950 · Columbia Images 1954 · EmArcy After Hours With Sarah Vaughan 1955 · Columbia In the Land of Hi-Fi 1955 · EmArcy My Kinda Love 1955 · MGM Records Sarah Vaughan 1955 · EmArcy The Divine Sarah 1955 · Mercury Records At the Blue Note 1956 · Mercury Records Sassy 1956 · EmArcy Sarah Vaughan Sings 1957 · Masterseal Records Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin 1957 · Mercury Records Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin 1957 · Mercury Records Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows 1957 · Mercury Records Wonderful Sarah 1957 · Mercury Records In a Romantic Mood 1958 · Mercury Records Vaughan and Violins 1958 · Mercury Records After Hours at the London House 1959 · Live · Mercury Records No Count Sarah 1959 · Mercury Records The Magic of Sarah Vaughan 1959 · Mercury Records Close to You 1960 · Mercury Records Dreamy 1960 · Roulette After Hours 1961 · Roulette My Heart Sings 1961 · Mercury Records The Divine One 1961 · Roulette Sassy Meets Shearing! 1962 · Camay Records Snowbound 1962 · Roulette Sweet, Sultry and Swinging 1962 · Spin-O-Rama You’re Mine You 1962 · Roulette Sassy Swings the Tivoli 1963 · Live · Mercury Records The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan 1963 · Roulette The Lonely Hours 1963 · Roulette Sweet ’n’ Sassy 1964 · Funckler Vaughan With Voices 1964 · Mercury Records Sarah + 2 1965 · Roulette Sarah Sings Soulfully 1965 · Roulette Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook 1965 · Mercury Records ¡Viva! Vaughan 1965 · Mercury Records Pop Artistry 1966 · Mercury Records The New Scene 1966 · Mercury Records It’s a Man’s World 1967 · Mercury Records Sassy Swings Again 1967 · Mercury Records A Time 1971 · Mainstream Records Feelin’ Good 1972 · Mainstream Records Sings With the Hollywood All Stars 1973 · Boulevard Come Out Swingin' 1974 · [no label] Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet 1974 · Mainstream Records Send in the Clowns 1974 · Mainstream Records Jazz Jamboree 75 1975 · Live · PolJazz How Long Has This Been Going On? 1978 · Pablo O Som Brasileiro De Sarah Vaughan 1978 · RCA Victor Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 1 1980 · Pablo Records Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 2 1980 · Pablo Copacabana 1981 · Pablo Today Songs of the Beatles 1981 · Atlantic “Crazy and Mixed Up” 1982 · Pablo Gershwin Live! 1983 · Live · CBS The Planet Is Alive... Let It Live! 1985 · Jazzletter Records The Rodgers & Hart Songbook 1985 · EmArcy Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Michel Legrand 1986 · Century Brazilian Romance 1987 · CBS Live in Japan 1987 · Live · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Carols of Christmas 1989 · Hallmark Music A Celebration of Duke 1990 · Original Jazz Classics I’ll Be Seeing You: The Sarah Vaughan Memorial Album 1990 · Vintage Jazz Classics Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan 1990 · EmArcy Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand 1990 · Mainstream Records Sarah’s Blues 1990 · Live · Jazz Music Yesterday The Divine 1990 · The Entertainers The George Gershwin Songbook, Volume 1 1990 · Verve The George Gershwin Songbook, Volume 2 1990 · EmArcy I've Got It Good 1991 · Le Chant du Monde Sarah Slightly Classical 1991 · Roulette Jazz Jazzfest Masters 1992 · Live · Scotti Bros. Records Sassy Sings and Swings 1992 · CEMA Special Markets Time & Again 1992 · Musicraft It’s You or No One 1993 Soft & Sassy 1993 · Hindsight Records I Love Brazil! 1994 · Pablo Live in Chicago 1995 · Live · Jazz Hour Sophisticated Lady 1995 · Prime Cuts Divine Sarah 1996 · Bluenite Sweet Affection 1996 One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert 1947 1997 · Live · Blue Note Send in the Clowns 1998 · Pablo In the City of Lights 1999 · Live · Justin Time Records Inc. Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More 1999 · Live · Pablo Forever Gold 2002 · St. Clair I Grandi Del Jazz: Sara Vaughan 2002 · RCS Quotidiani S.p.A.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow 2002
Swingin’ Ladies of Jazz 2002 You’re Not That Kind 2002 · Past Perfect Sarah Vaughan Sings the Standards 2003 · EMI RTL JAZZ: La Collection 2004 · Blue Note Sarah Vaughan - Great Moments 4 2005 · Multimusic Mexico Shulie a Bop 2005 · Proper Records With Clifford Brown: Complete Recordings 2005 · Lone Hill Jazz A Night of Sass & Brass 2006 · Live Sarah Vaughan Sings for Lovers 2006 · Pablo Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival 2007 · Live · Monterey Jazz Festival Records Lover Man 2007 · Edel Records Our Kinda Love 2021 · Reminisce Records Great Women of Song: Sarah Vaughan 2023 · Verve Diva of Jazz Feelings · BBC Radioplay Music The Divine One These Foolish Things - Prelude To A Kiss · Bella Musica

Also plays on

Albums where Sarah Vaughan is credited as a sideman

1961 Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan — Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan vocals
1972 Count Basie + Voices — Count Basie vocals
1989 Back on the Block — Quincy Jones vocals, instruments, performer
1993 Bird on the Wing — Charlie Parker and the Jazz All Stars with Sarah Vaughan vocals
1996 Pawnbroker / The Deadly Affair — Quincy Jones vocals
1998 Gershwin Jazz — George Gershwin vocals
2005 Live at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall — Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan lead vocals
2010 In Concert at the Brussels Fair, 1958 — Sidney Bechet-Buck Clayton Sextet vocals

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) Jason · Burton · Sarah Vaughan · Teddy Wilson Octet · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • WE'RE THROUGH SARAH VAUGHAN · DICKY WELL'S BIG SEVEN · Dicky Wells · George… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Body and Soul Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Heyman · Sour · Eyton… · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Crosby · Young ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • I Cover the Waterfront Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Green · Heyman · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • Everything I Have is Yours Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Adamson · Lane · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • Don't Blame Me Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Fields · McHugh · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • I'm Through With Love Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Malneck · Kahn ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Sarah Vaughan play?

Sarah Vaughan is known for playing piano and voice.

When and where was Sarah Vaughan born?

Sarah Vaughan was born 27 March 1924 in Newark.

What are Sarah Vaughan's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Sarah Vaughan (1950), Images (1954), After Hours With Sarah Vaughan (1955), In the Land of Hi-Fi (1955) and My Kinda Love (1955).

External links

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