JAZZ ICONS: SARAH VAUGHAN LIVE IN '58 AND '64

Series 2

Sarah Vaughan

Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan features the Divine One in her prime, wrapping her sultry voice around jazz standards such as Lover Man, Misty and I Got Rhythm and soaring on popular showtunes such as Over The Rainbow and Maria. One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century, her renditions of songs by Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Burke, the Gershwins and Stephen Sondheim are pure diva magic. These three performances demonstrate why Sarah Vaughan is invariably mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

From the Foreword: "Growing up with my mom was probably pretty similar to any other childhood. However, there was one big differenceI had to share my mom with millions of people whom I did not know and who all claimed to love her just as much. But they knew a different Sarah Vaughan.
SarahSassieMom. She was all of them rolled into one beautiful woman. It was a very rare occasion when the three crossed paths. Mom is the one I knew best and will carry in my heart for the rest of my life.
From the early performances that you see on this DVD until the end, her talent as a performer and a human being was unsurpassed.
I hope you enjoy watching these performances as much as I did. They really capture the young Sarah before the Sass. Shes sweet and sultry with her youthfulness shining through. She is truly the Divine One."--Paris Vaughan Courtnall

The 7 volume Jazz Icons Series 2 features classic performances from some of the greatest legends of the past 50 years, captured in their prime in various locations from the 1950s through the 1970s. The DVDs are transferred from the original masters, and each DVD features a 24-page booklet with an essay written by an authoritative jazz historian as well as rare and unseen photos. The series is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates, many of whom are contributing rare personal photographs, memorabilia, and forewords. These concerts have never been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. We are very proud to present all of these DVDs.

"This is like the discovery of a bonanza of previously unknown manuscripts of plays by William Shakespeare." Nat Hentoff, Wall Street Journal.

"These historic DVDs are among the most important visual/aural documents to be mined from the ever-yielding, seemingly hidden jazz treasury. Now, most importantly, they are available to the entire world." Ira Gitler, co-author, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oxford)

"Considering the almost alarming proliferation of jazz DVDs on the market today, and their extremely variable quality, it is good to know that Reelin In The Years can be trusted to bring viewers nothing but the best in content and presentation." Dan Morgenstern, Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University; author, Living With Jazz (Pantheon Books)

Contents:

Sweden 1958:
1. Sometimes Im Happy
2. Lover Man
3. September In The Rain
4. Mean To Me
5. Tenderly
6. If This Isnt Love

Holland 1958:
1. Over The Rainbow
2. They All Laughed
3. Lover Man
4. Cherokee
5. Sometimes Im Happy

Sweden 1964:
1. I Feel Pretty
2. The More I See You
3. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
4. I Got Rhythm
5. Misty
6. Honeysuckle Rose
7. Maria
8. Bill Bailey, Wont You Please Come Home

Features:

24-page booklet
Liner notes by Patricia Willard
Foreword by Sarah's daughter Paris Vaughan Courtnall
Cover photo by William "Popsie" Randolph
Booklet photos by Duncan Schiedt, Lee Tanner, Paul Hoeffler, Riccardo Schwamenthal, Ray Avery, Susanne Schapowalow
Memorabilia collage

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