This is FRESH AIR. A concert performance by singer Sarah Vaughan from 1969 has been newly released. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says Vaughan resisted stylistic labels that might limit her options. And ...

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 ...

Duke Ellington His Orchestra plus Sarah Vaughan Her Trio live in Berlin Featuring Duke Ellington piano Sarah Vaughan vocals Harold Ashby saxophone Harry Carney saxophone Paul Gonsalves saxophone Money ...

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This is FRESH AIR. Jazz and pop and classical singer Sarah Vaughan was born 100 years ago today in Newark, N.J. As a girl, she sang in church in Newark before breaking into show business at New York's ...

"The records don't do 'em justice," is a line I hear frequently from musicians today who had the privilege of playing with jazz greats from the 1940s and 1950s. The point being that what you hear on ...

Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an ambitious showcase of her pop and classical sensibilities.

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Vaughan combined an operatic sense of drama and vocal control with an improviser's risk-taking. A newly released 1969 concert recording is an... Sarah Vaughan's Magnificent Voice Reigns In 'Live At ...