Sarah won the prize of ten dollars and a weeks performance at the theater for singing ”Body and Soul” but that is not all she won that day. Billy Eckstine, who was at that time a part of Earl “FATHA” Hines Big Band invited her to be second pianist and a vocalist in this band. By 1944 Hines had decided to form his own band which included Vaughan along with greats like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker and was known for it’s be-bop style music. During this time she made her first recordings and did a duet with Gillespie called “Lover Man”. Sarah had later made the decision to go solo.

“Sassy” and “The Divine One” were two of nickname

Sarah later left Mercury and went on to tour with many Big Bands. The 70’s and 80’s brought on a lot of greatest hits recordings and live performances. In 1982 her album with Gershwin won her first, last, and only Grammy Award. In ’89 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award, this same year in October she found that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Six months after her diagnosis, in 1990, Sarah “Sassy” Lois “The Divine One” Vaughan died from this disease. In the fall of ’90 Vaughan proved she would never be forgotten and was inducted into The Jazz Hall of Fame.

Sarah Vaughan was one of jazz’s leading ladies. Her versatility left her open to explore and leave paths for jazz musicians, and singers for the future. Her style ranged from cool jazz, to Be-Bop, scat and her more commercial ballads. Her voice seemed to blend perfectly with the many talented and famous musicians she used on her tracks. With nicknames like “The Divine One” and performances with people like Miles Davis and Cannonball Aderly it shows that Vaughan was and will always be one of jazz’s pioneers.

The first two songs I listened to were both recorded on April 2, 1954 and both also had John Malachi on piano. The first song I chose was “Shulie a Bop”. It combines both her jazz and scat roots. This song has great piano and drum solos. Vaughan was known for her extensive vocals on scat music, a type of music where words are made up in a kind a way to go with the instruments in jazz. In this song Sarah’s voc

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