Sarah Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan (1954/2003)
Жанр: Jazz, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Носитель: SACD
Год издания: 1954/2003
Издатель: Verve
Номер по каталогу: B0001127-06
Аудиокодек: DSD64 2.0
Тип рипа: image (iso)
Продолжительность: 00:49:23
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Образ снят с помощью: Sony PlayStation 3 и утилиты sacd-ripper version 0.36
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Треклист:
01.Lullaby of Birdland (composite master take) 03:58
02.April in Paris 06:18
03.He’s My Guy 04:10
04.Jim 05:49
05.You’re Not the Kind 04:41
06.Embraceable You 04:48
07.I’m Glad There Is You 05:08
08.September Song 05:43
09.It’s Crazy 04:55
10. Lullaby of Birdland (Partial Alternative Take) (Bonus Track) 03:53
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Amazon Customer Reviews:
By Mary Whipple:
This 2003 release of Vaughan’s December, 1954, album (previously released in 1991 as “Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown”) is one of her most brilliant collaborations and a fine memorial to the work of Brown, who died eighteen months later at age twenty-six. With Brown on trumpet, Paul Quinichette on tenor sax, Jimmy Jones on piano, Roy Haynes on drums, and Herbie Mann on jazz flute, the album is a sophisticated partnership among musicians, all of whom are thinking of the whole sound and the whole effect, rather than their own star turns. The mood varies from light to poignantly tender, the tempo is usually slow, and the volume is kept low, highlighting the creativity of each performer’s variations while remaining true to the songs and their meanings.
“Lullaby of Birdland” is lightly swingy in Vaughan’s hands, with minimal accompaniment and a restrained mood. Vaughan’s voice ranges widely, with a lovely contrast between her lowest range and the flute of Mann, as Brown plays a muted trumpet and remains in the background. “April in Paris” is sweetly tender, with Vaughan hesitating as she asks “What have you done to my heart,” her accompanists keeping their solos soft. Both “Embraceable You” and “September Song,” slow-tempo songs long associated with Vaughan, allow for much improvisation and highlight Vaughan’s enormous range while allowing Brown to soar. The “partial alternative take” of “Lullaby of Birdland” features Vaughan’s best scat.
“Jim” and “I’m Glad There Is You” are personal favorites. “Jim,” a narrative revealing the intimacy of a relationship in which the woman declares she will continue to love a man who will leave her, begins with a duet, Brown’s trumpet so close to the timbre of Vaughan’s voice that it sounds like another voice, while his later solo, louder than usual, conveys the passion of the song. “I’m Glad There is You” also features a perfect melding of voice and trumpet as Vaughan hits some of her highest notes in one of the most beautiful combinations of voice and trumpet ever.
Vaughan’s range, her emotional feel for the music and sensitivity to her fellow musicians, her clarity of voice, her ability to control tempo (delaying her entrance on some phrases, repeating some lyrics as an echo and then “catching up”), and her recognition that one does not have to shriek to improvise or convey meaning are all highlights of this CD. This elegant album is marked by the restraint of the musicians, all of whom are wildly creative while respecting each other and their songs. n Mary Whipple
By David B. Lowe:
The CD version of this from the same re-mastering is excellent, but the SACD really brings Sarah’s voice and the instruments to life. If I raise the volume on the CD, it sounds closer, but it is less natural and I have to turn it down. The SACD draws you into this wonderful music and you stop worrying about which sounds best, and that is what hi-fi is about. I’m glad I bought the SACD – don’t miss it. Yes, it’s not surround and even sounds like mono with everything in the center, but it works because the focus is on Sarah’s voice. It is especially good via headphones.
SA-CD Net Reviews:
By DVDBeaver:
Mono, but still track 2 is enough to bring many people to tears.
I’ve owned a lot of Sassy on CD but this SACD blows away previous.
Now, there is some hiss but the flat sound suits the 1954 Jazz ‘feel’ IMO.
I really love the limited sonics on this as being unmanipulated and clean. That’s just me.
Am imperfect SACD but one of the favorites, and most played, that I own.
By JW:
sbg is spot on with his description of this SA-CD. The sound is somewhat thin and it just sounds like a 1954 mono recording, old. But I would not discourage anyone from buying this due to our two star ratings. Though not of audiophile standard I still find it pleasant to listen to. Despite the hardening treble the sound has a clarity to it and an atmospheric quality that I find appealing. I do not have this disc on vinyl, but when I listen to my Columbia LP of ‘In Hi-Fi’ the sound is warmer and her voice has more trimbre. This LP version is no sonic gem either. The Pablo box set sounds more like it but that was recorded between 1978-1982.
JW
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