Sarah Vaughan And Trio – Swingin’ Easy/Birdland – Vinyl LP

Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition

On the ‘Swingin’ Easy’ side (A) Sarah croons away like a well-seasoned horn in a jazz bar at two in the morning. This magical set opens with “Shulie A Bop,” enjoy how she scats on this number! Sarah is backed by John Malachi on piano, Joe Benjamin on bass (with the exception of 4 tracks with Richard Davis) and Roy Haynes on drums. Side one was originally released in 1954 as a 10-inch LP entitled ‘Images’. With the ‘Birdland Broadcast’ recordings on side two, “Pennies From Heaven” offers Sarah yet another opportunity to show off her swinging, jazzy and soulful vocal talents as she sings this to perfection. “Linger Awhile” opens with a brief jam and Sarah uses her voice as a musical instrument to jam right along with them.

1 Shulie a Bop
2 Lover Man
3 I Cried for You
4 Polka Dots and Moonbeams
5 All of Me
6 Words Can’t Describe
7 Prelude to a Kiss
8 You Hit the Spot
9 Pennies from Heaven
10 If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
11 Body and Soul
12 They Can’t Take That Away from Me
13 Body and Soul
14 Nice Work If You Can Get It
15 Everything I Have Is Yours
16 Summertime
17 Linger Awhile
18 East of the Sun