Sarah Vaughan - A Proper Introduction to Sarah Vaughan: Shulie a Bop

Title: A Proper Introduction to Sarah Vaughan: Shulie a Bop Artist: Sarah Vaughan Release Date: 8/23/2005 Label: Proper Sales & Dist. Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 805520060820 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Cool, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Elegant, Romantic, Soothing, Sophisticated, Stylish, Earnest, Intimate, Playful, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Smooth, Calm/Peaceful, Cheerful, Gentle, Happy, Innocent, Sensual, Sentimental, Wistful, Passionate, Nocturnal Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Lover Man
2. Shulie a Bop
3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
4. Body and Soul
5. They Can't Take That Away from Me
6. Prelude to a Kiss
7. You Hit the Spot
8. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
9. September Song
10. Lullaby of Birdland
11. I'm Glad There Is You
12. You're Not the Kind
13. Jim
14. He's My Guy
15. April in Paris
16. It's Crazy
17. Embraceable You

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Proper Sales & Dist. 2082

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Proper's Introduction series has offered excellent overviews of classic artists ranging from Lefty Frizzell to Charley Patton. This volume on Sarah Vaughan just barely fits the bill for a compilation, since it includes material from only two sessions, both recorded for EmArcy in 1954. If fans voted to choose just two sessions, however, first place would likely go to the December 1954 date that closes this disc (including a septet with trumpeter Clifford Brown), while the other, a trio session from the previous April, would trail close behind. The session with Brown, released as Lullaby of Birdland as well as Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, is one of the prime examples of a singer's collaboration with horn creating more than the sum of their parts, while the other, released as Swingin' Easy, demonstrated Vaughan's expertise swinging with minimal guidance from her band. Overall it's not a bad introduction by any means, but it's certainly not the career-spanning introduction that Proper is marketing with the title. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Geraint Watkins Digital Mastering Joop Visser Liner Notes, Producer, Compilation Sarah-May Stanley Gustar Design, Artwork