The Essence of Sarah Vaughan

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Nature Boy
cover recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (composer of "Nature Boy", artist name lowercase by intent) (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:49
2I Cried for You2:26
3September Song2:52
4What a Difference a Day Makes2:46
5Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-19)
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-19)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-19)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-19)
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1950-05-19)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-19)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-19)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-19)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-19)
performer:
George Treadwell & His All Stars
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1950-05-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
2:35
6Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
2:42
7Lonely Girl
cover recording of:
Lonely Girl
writer:
Bobby Troup
2:19
8Linger Awhile
cover recording of:
Linger a While
lyricist:
Harry Owens
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
2:03
9C’est la vie
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
C’est la vie
writer:
Edward White (British composer) and Mack Wolfson
publisher:
Planetary Music
2:29
10Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
cover recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
2:37
11Gentlemen Friend
recording of:
Gentleman Friend
lyricist:
Arnold Horwitt
composer:
Richard Lewine
2:33
12As You Desire Me
cover recording of:
As You Desire Me
lyricist and composer:
Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Essex Music, Inc. and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
2:35
13How Important Can It Be?
2:28
14I Love the Guy
2:33
15Make Believe
cover recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:38
16Mr. Wonderful2:49
17Give Me a Song With a Beautiful Melody2:42
18Pinky
2:43
19Make Yourself Comfortable
recording of:
Make Yourself Comfortable
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Rylan Music Corp.
2:41
20Experience Unnecessary
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1963-07-22)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1963-07-22)
arranger:
Marty Manning
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-07-22)
recording of:
Experience Unnecessary (on 1963-07-22)
writer:
Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, Gladys Shelley and June Winters
2:50
21If You Could See Me Now
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
recording of:
If You Could See Me Now (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1946)
composer:
Tadd Dameron (in 1946)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:50
22Can’t Get Out of This Mood
double bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-18)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-18)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-18)
solo clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-18)
solo tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-18)
solo trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-18)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-18)
orchestra:
with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-18)
recording of:
Can’t Get Out of This Mood (on 1950-05-18)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
cover recording of:
Can’t Get Out of This Mood
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:50
23You Say You Care
cover recording of:
You Say You Care (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
2:50
24How Am I to Know?
recording of:
How Am I to Know?
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:41
25Fool’s Paradise
2:53
CD 2
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1It’s Magic
performer:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
cover recording of:
It’s Magic (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:11
2Black Coffee
lead vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-01-20)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1949-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-01-20)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
53:17
3Tenderly
orchestra:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
43:10
4I’m Gonna Sit Right Down2:23
5Thinking of You
cover recording of:
Thinking of You
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1929)
3:04
6Come Along With Me
2:12
7Johnny Be Smart
2:15
8Hey Naughty Papa
2:17
9Waltzing Down the Aisle
2:17
10Honey2:20
11No Smokes
recording of:
No Smoke Blues
writer:
Leonard Feather
2:26
12Don’t Be Afraid
recording of:
Don’t Be Afraid
writer:
Lionel Newman
2:55
13These Things I Offer You (for a Lifetime)2:59
14Sinner or Saint
2:58
15I’m Crazy to Love You
recording of:
I’m Crazy to Love You
writer:
Larry Marino, Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:00
16Just Friends
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1949-07-07)
cover recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-07-07)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:01
17I Can Make You Love Me
recording of:
I Can Make You Love Me (If You Let Me)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Peter de Rose
2:47
18While You Are Gone3:09
19Once in a While
cover recording of:
Once in a While
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:05
20You’re Mine, You!
cover recording of:
You’re Mine, You
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
3:11
21Our Very Own
cover recording of:
Our Very Own
lyricist:
Jack Elliott (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
3:14
22I’m Glad There Is You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-16)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-16)
flute:
Herbie Mann (on 1954-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1954-12-16)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-12-16)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-16)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-16)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
cover recording of:
I’m Glad There Is You (on 1954-12-16)
writer:
Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira (Paul Madeira Mertz)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Mayfair Music Corp.
5:09
23My Tormented Heart
3:00
24I’ll Know
recording of:
I’ll Know (from “Guys and Dolls”)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
3:18
25The Nearness of You
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
3:21

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ASIN:UK: B000JBWUH6 [info]