My dad loved Jazz and his favourite singers were Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald. To this this day i can't decide who i prefer. I love them both for slightly different reason, but for sheer fluid range, skill and my god her breath control Sarah is queen for me. Thanks for this.
Among the great female jazz vocalists, "The Devine Sarah" was the absolute master of improvisation, as the above performance beautifully demonstrates...
I'm thrilled every time I find someone reacting to Sarah Vaughn. She was so un-matched and un-matchable and these X, Y, and Z generations really need to hear and appreciate her. I'm only a bit disappointed that you chose this particular performance to review. It's sensation, of course, but so far, every reactor I've seen (except one) has chosen not only Misty, but this particular performance of Misty. There are hundreds of SV videos on RU-vid! I hope you'll add some more to your channel. Thanks for this one, though!
I was lucky enough to hear Sarah Vaughan live in the 80's at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. It was a live outdoor concert where she was backed by the Santa Barbara Symphony. She was promoting a album she had recorded of George Gershwin tunes. It was a magical night and her voice was so big it would vibrate through your body. She was and continues to be my favorite singer bar none.
Loved the review of Sarah Vaughn and didn't know that she like Nancy Wilson didn't consider themselves Jazz singers but were ultimately categorized as such. If you listen to their catalogue you wouldn't arrive at only one genre. The ladies were unlike some able to sing a wide variety of music. But if they didn't call you Pop they called you Jazz or R&B. Dionne Warwick broke that barrier but hers was almost completely contemporary original material with Bacharach and David. Anyway it's wonderful to hear Sarah Vaughn fought against categories as well.
For my money, Sarah Vaughan was the greatest vocalist of the 20th century…she was blessed with the most phenomenal instrument. She could do anything with her voice…I think it was miles Davis who said that she did things with her voice that trumpet players wouldn’t dare try…no other singer had her range…it’s also interesting to note that Ella Fitzgerald is on record as saying, many times, that she regarded Sarah as being the best singer in her lifetime….and what elevated her into Goddess status was the fact that she was also a brilliant musician…that sounds like a redundant statement, but not all great singers are also great musicians…many iconic singers didn’t have a great instrument, and it was their instinctive musicianship that overcame any technical weaknesses…but Sassy had both, in abundance, which puts her in that very special category. I was blessed to have grown up in a family of classical and jazz musicians…my “jazz aunties” were Billie, Sarah, Ella and Nina…my classical aunties, Leontyne Price (another Goddess who has inspired me for over 40 years…more than any other artist, she shows us what it is to be the consummate artist…would love to see you react to her, if that’s something you’d consider?), Gundula Janowitz and Shirley Verrett. Thanks for sharing this post with us. Blessings from California. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Sarah and Ella both sweat under the stage lights mainly because of their HOT wigs! My grandmother would sweat like that too while sitting in church. No one really got after them for sweating because people were too mesmerized by their enchanting and ethereal voices!
Real natural voice only back then as no autotune existed. I suspect she had the flu but pushed through with her talent that was as natural as walking is to you and me. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald are my two favorite singers within the genres they sang. Singing seems to be so effortless for and her breath control is amazing. I'm 77 and I have been a fan of hers since I was in elementary school.
So many people today will talk about the greatest singers ever and not even mention Sarah Vaughan. They just don't know what they're talking about. If you haven't heard Sarah, Ella and the great John Gary, then you haven't heard the best.
