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The Early Years 1944-48
The Early Years 1944-48

Sarah Vaughan
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz, Pop
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3251
Sarah Vaughan was one of the illustrious coterie of female vocalists who spanned the genres of jazz, big band music and sophisticated pop during the post-war era to provide some of the finest music of their times, not only interpreting the Great American Songbook and putting their own individual stamp on it, but continuing to perform top class new material through the musical upheavals of subsequent decades. Described by renowned music critic Scott Yanow as the “possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century” she performed and recorded consistently through to her demise in 1990. This great-value 49-track collection focuses on her early years as she established her reputation performing with various orchestras and bandleaders, as well as making her first solo recordings and having her first chart successes, before she joined Columbia Records in early 1949. It features performances with some of the greats of the era, including Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Wilson, Dickie Wells Tadd Dameron, Lester Young and others, as she recorded for several different labels – Continental, Guild, Musicraft, Crown, Gotham and Hot Record Society – plus ‘live’ recordings. It includes her first Billboard chart entries in 1948 with “It’s Magic” and “Nature Boy”. It’s an entertaining scene-setter for what was a glittering career to come, and underlines that even in these early years she had a highly developed and distinctive talent, for which this anthology is a fine showcase.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Signing Off Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars 
2 Interlude [A Night In Tunisia] Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars 
3 No Smokes Blues Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars 
4 East Of The Sun Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars 
5 Don't Blame Me Sarah Vaughan With Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
6 Lover Man Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet
7 What More Can A Woman Do ? Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet
8 I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet
9 Mean To Me Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet
10 Time And Again Stuff Smith Trio With Sarah Vaughan
11 I'm Scared Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra
12 You Go To My Head Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra
13 It Might As Well Be Spring Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra
14 All Too Soon Sarah Vaughan With Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club Septet
15 We're Through Sarah Vaughan With Dickie Wells Big Seven
16 A Hundred Years From Today Sarah Vaughan With Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
17 If You Could See Me Now Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orchestra
18 I Can Make You Love Me Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orchestra
19 You're Not The Kind Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orchestra
20 My Kinda Love Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orchestra
21 You're Blase Sarah Vaughan With Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
22 I've Got A Crush On You Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
23 I'm Thru With Love Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
24 Body And Soul Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
25 Penthouse Serenade [When We're Alone] Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Octet 
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Don't Worry 'Bout Me Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Octet 
2 Time After Time Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Quartet
3 September Song Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Quartet
4 I Cover The Waterfront Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
5 Ghost Of A Chance Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
6 Tenderly Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orchestra 
7 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
8 I Can't Get Started Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
9 Trouble Is A Man Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
10 Everything I Have Is Yours Sarah Vaughan With Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
11 Don't Blame Me Sarah Vaughan With Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
12 Love Me Or Leave Me Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
13 I Get A Kick Out Of You Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
14 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
15 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
16 I Feel So Smoochie Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orchestra
17 The Man I Love Sarah Vaughan with Lester Young Orch.
18 It's You Or No One Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Richard Maltby's Orchestra 
19 It's Magic Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Richard Maltby's Orchestra 
20 What A Difference A Day Made Sarah Vaughan Acc. By The Jimmy Jones Quartet
21 Gentleman Friend Sarah Vaughan Acc. By The Jimmy Jones Quartet
22 Once In A While Sarah Vaughan Acc. By The Jimmy Jones Quartet
23 How Am I To Know? Sarah Vaughan Acc. By The Jimmy Jones Quartet
24 Nature Boy Sarah Vaughan Acc. By The Earl Rodgers Choir
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