Sarah Vaughan war eine der berühmtesten Sängerinnen, die in der Nachkriegszeit die Genres Jazz, BigBand Musik und Pop umspannten und neben Anderen die beste Musik ihrer Zeit lieferte.Vom renommierten Musikkritiker Scott Yanow als "eine der wunderbarsten Stimmen des 20. Jahrhunderts"beschrieben, nahm sie bis 1990 auf und gab Konzerte.Diese hochwertige 49-Track-Sammlung konzentriert sich auf Sarah Vaughans frühe Jahre, als sie sich beiverschiedenen Orchestern und Bandleadern etablierte, ihre ersten Soloaufnahmen machte und ihre erstenCharterfolge hatte, bevor sie 1949 Columbia Records beitrat.Die Sammlung enthält Auftritte mit einigen der Großen der Ära, wie Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, TeddyWilson, Dickie Wells Tadd Dameron und Lester Young, um nur einige zu nennen. Sie nahm für vieleverschieden Labels auf: Continental, Guild, Musicraft, Crown, Gotham und Hot Record Society.Diese CD unterstreicht, dass sie bereits in diesen frühen Jahren ein hoch entwickeltes undunverwechselbares Talent hatte.

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CD1. 1. SIGNING OFF Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars (Continental 6024) Dec. 31 1944 - 2. INTERLUDE [A NIGHT IN TUNISIA] Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars (Continental 6031) Dec. 31 1944 - 3. NO SMOKES BLUES Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars (Remington REP35) Dec. 31 1944 - 4. EAST OF THE SUN Sarah Vaughan With The Allstars (Continental 6031) Dec. 31 1944 - 5. DON'T BLAME ME Sarah Vaughan With Billy Eckstine And His Orch. (AFRS Jubilee Broadcast) Feb & March 1945 - 6. LOVER MAN Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet (Guild 1002) May 11 1945 - - 7. WHAT MORE CAN A WOMAN DO ? Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet (Continental 6008) May 25 1945 - 8. I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet (Continental 6008) May 25 1945 - 9. MEAN TO ME Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Septet (Continental 6024) May 25 1945 - 10. TIME AND AGAIN Stuff Smith Trio With Sarah Vaughan (Musicraft 337) Oct. 1 1945 - 11. I'M SCARED Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orch. (Crown 107) Jan 9 1946 - 12. YOU GO TO MY HEAD Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orch. (Crown 109) Jan 9 1946 - 13. IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING Sarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orch. (Crown 118) Jan 9 1946 - 14. ALL TOO SOON Sarah Vaughan With Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club Septet (Gotham 105) Mar. 6 1946 - 15. WE'RE THROUGH Sarah Vaughan With Dickie Wells Big Seven (HRS 1019) Mar. 21 1946 - 16. A HUNDRED YEARS FROM TODAY Sarah Vaughan With Georgie Auld And His Orch. (Musicraft 15072) Apr. 30 1946 - 17. IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orch. (Musicraft 380) May 7 1946 - 18. I CAN MAKE YOU LOVE ME Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orch. (Musicraft 398) May 7 1946 - 19. YOU'RE NOT THE KIND Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orch. (Musicraft 380) May 7 1946 - 20. MY KINDA LOVE Sarah Vaughan With The Tadd Dameron Orch. (Musicraft 398) May 7 1946 - 21. YOU'RE BLASE Sarah Vaughan With Georgie Auld And His Orch. (Musicraft 394) Jun. 14 1946 - 22. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 505) Jul. 18 1946 - 23. I'M THRU WITH LOVE Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 499) Jul. 18 1946 - 24. BODY AND SOUL Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 494) Jul. 18 1946 - 25. PENTHOUSE SERENADE [WHEN WE'RE ALONE] Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Octet (Musicraft 505) 1.CD2. 1. DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Octet (Musicraft 421) Aug. 19 1946 - 2. TIME AFTER TIME Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Quartet (Musicraft 462) Nov. 19 1946 - 3. SEPTEMBER SONG Sarah Vaughan With The Teddy Wilson Quartet (Musicraft 446) Nov. 19 1946 - 4. I COVER THE WATERFRONT Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 503) Jul. 2 1947 - 5. GHOST OF A CHANCE Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 503) Jul. 2 1947 - 6. TENDERLY Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell Orch. (Musicraft 504) Jul. 2 1947 - 7. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch. (Musicraft 523) Oct. 10 1947 - 8. I CAN'T GET STARTED Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch. (Musicraft MVS2002) Oct. 10 1947 - 9. TROUBLE IS A MAN Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch. (Musicraft 533) Oct. 10 1947 - 10. EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS Sarah Vaughan With Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (Broadcast WOR-Mutual "Bands For Bonds") Nov. 8 1947 - 11. DON'T BLAME ME Sarah Vaughan With Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (Broadcast WOR-Mutual "Bands For Bonds") Nov. 8 1947 - 12. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Sarah Vaughan With Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (Musicraft 539) Nov. 8 1947 - 13. I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch. (Musicraft 586) Nov. 8 1947 - 14. I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch. (Musicraft MVS2002) Nov. 8 1947 - 15. THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE Sarah Vaughan Acc. By Ted Dale Orch