Sarah Vaughan - At Mister Kelly's (1957)

Sarah Vaughan At Mister Kelly’s (1957)



Recorded live at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois in August 1957.vbr (between 225 and 227 kbps)During the mid-'50s, Sarah Vaughan spent most of her time recording songbook standards backed by a large orchestra in florid arrangements, with only the occasional breath of fresh air like her masterpiece, 1954's Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown. Four years after that milestone, another landed with the live album At Mister Kelly's. Recorded quite early in the days of the live LP, the album captured Vaughan at her best and most relaxed, stretching out on a set of late-night torch songs and ballads. With a trio including Jimmy Jones on piano, Roy Haynes on drums, and Richard Davis on bass, Vaughan is simply captivating, easily disproving the notion that, to be entertaining, singers needed inventive arrangements and multiple voices (instrumental or otherwise) behind them. Her unerring sense of rhythm carries her through every song on this set, whether the occasion calls for playfulness and wit ("Thou Swell," "Honeysuckle Rose") or a world-wise melancholia ("Willow Weep for Me"). Her accompanists are a valuable anchor, with Haynes' drumming just as precise as Sassy's vocals and Jones' piano solos adding additional vitality.



Includes the reissue’s bonus tracks (#10-20)



Digitally remastered by Kiyoshi Tokiwa.



Personnel: Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Jimmy Jones (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Roy Haynes (drums)

Tracklist:1. September in the Rain

2. Willow Weep for Me

3. Just One of Those Things

4. Be Anything (But Be Mine)

5. Thou Swell

6. Stairway to the Stars

7. Honeysuckle Rose

8. Just a Gigolo

9. How High the Moon

10. Dream

11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)

12. It’s Got to Be Love

13. Alone

14. If This Isn’t Love

15. Embraceable You

16. Lucky in Love

17. Dancing in the Dark

18. Poor Butterfly

19. Sometimes I’m Happy

20. I Cover the Waterfront



Sarah Vaughan – vocals

Jimmy Jones – piano

Richard Davis – double bass

Roy Haynes – drums