Hi-Life Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Voice Of Sarah Vaughan
| Recorded | 1945 |
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| Label | Hi-Life Records |
| Released | 1945 |
| Discogs | master 506245 |
The record
Early sides from Vaughan's formative bebop years, when her instrument was already unmistakable -- that wide, operatic vibrato threading through the era's harmonic daring. A budget-label snapshot of a singer still becoming the standard by which jazz vocalists would be measured.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Bell Records · BLP 41 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Bell Records · SBLP 41 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Hi-Life Records — STEREO |
| — | Bell Records · BLP 41 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| — | Hi-Life Records (2) · HLP-41 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Hi-Life Records (2) · THL 41 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |