Sassys years on the Roulette label (1960-64) have been called the legendary singers finest hour, a time when Vaughans musicality merged exquisitely with her unbridled vocal ardor to achieve the sublime. Sarah Sings Soulfully, recorded at the close of that period, stands as a stunning testament to this claima divine collection of tracks that reveals an artist staking her soul on the rendering of each and every note, as well as the silences between them.

Seductively spare, luxuriously poignant, and achingly honest all at the same time, Vaughans vocals careen incandescently through the 12 standards presented here, swooping, sighing, and soaring with an intensity that remains unparalleled to this day. Listen to her reading of the Just let our love take wing line on the version of Monks Round Midnight found here: the fat, luscious drop of the word just, the long fermata on love, and the dip and swell that pulls the phrase forward on take. Its a moment of revelationand incredibly, only one among the many that shimmer throughout this collection. Sylvia W. Chan

• LP x 1 standard sleeve
• Recorded at United Recorders, Los Angeles, California on June 6 & 12, 1963

PPAN SR52116 -Artist-Sarah Vaughan

• Internal ID: JIT
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Detail: LP Black
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item’s shipment.**
• Genre: Jazz