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

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 vocals range in a higher range then her usual baritone that she used in most of her ballads. The next song I chose was the same song she sang when she sang at her first amateur performance at the Apollo Theatre back in 1942. This song demonstrates her 4-octave range and mostly showcases Malachi on piano. “Body and Soul”, a cool jazz tune, was one of her more popular songs from this CD.

The album I chose to listen to from Sarah Vaughan was Swinging Easy (514 072-2), which was, recorded when she was on Mercury/EmArcy and was recorded in New York. I chose the album because it was said to be one of her greatest jazz works. All songs included Joe Benjamin and Rich Davis on bass and of course Sarah Vaughan on vocals.

The next two songs that I chose from her Swingin’ Easy album were recorded on Valentine’s Day of 1957. These songs have Jimmy Jones playing piano. “All of Me” was a song that showed her famous be-bop side to music. “All of Me” begins with a piano solo and later goes in to use a bass solo from Benjamin. “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” is a great song to listen to if you really

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