I went to YouTube tonight, and typed in Sarah Vaughan's name in the search engine, hoping to see some videos/performances of the great Sassy. Well, lo and behold, there was!
There are performances of hers in concert, from the fifties to the eighties. One in particular stood out: it was a performance of "So Many Stars", probably at the Grammys, I think in 1988/89.The posting said she received a lifetime achievement award, but did not say where, so most likely it was at the Grammys.
I'm mentioning this because she recorded SMS on the Brazilian Romance album that came out in '87, and this was produced by Sergio Mendes. In 1993' there was a biography of Sarah written by Leslie Gourse, that quite frankly was filled with some inaccuracies about her life and art. Nonethe less, it still is something of a 'must read' if you are a Sassy fan(like I am)
However, there was a chapter/section in the book that stated that she and Sergio did not get along during the making of the album! He wanted it to be more 'easylistening/pop, she wanted it to be more traditional Brazilian jazz. Gourse was waaay off when she said it sounded like a rock n roll album!(ah, critics!) Nothing could be further from the truth! The only uptempo number was "Nothing Will Be As It Was" amd even that can be called a 'slow jam'!
It was really a little too easy, but even Gourse says it works well from a listener's perspective. Dori Caymmi, who worked on the album as an arranger, sided more with Sarah privately, but said he had to respect his boss' orders(Mendes)
Howveer she felt(reportedly also she got sick during these sessions, and told everyone within earshot that she didn't like the album. Even Caymmi said ' a tough lady')the album is very beautiful, and in my opinion, it is one of her better recordings.
There are performances of hers in concert, from the fifties to the eighties. One in particular stood out: it was a performance of "So Many Stars", probably at the Grammys, I think in 1988/89.The posting said she received a lifetime achievement award, but did not say where, so most likely it was at the Grammys.
I'm mentioning this because she recorded SMS on the Brazilian Romance album that came out in '87, and this was produced by Sergio Mendes. In 1993' there was a biography of Sarah written by Leslie Gourse, that quite frankly was filled with some inaccuracies about her life and art. Nonethe less, it still is something of a 'must read' if you are a Sassy fan(like I am)
However, there was a chapter/section in the book that stated that she and Sergio did not get along during the making of the album! He wanted it to be more 'easylistening/pop, she wanted it to be more traditional Brazilian jazz. Gourse was waaay off when she said it sounded like a rock n roll album!(ah, critics!) Nothing could be further from the truth! The only uptempo number was "Nothing Will Be As It Was" amd even that can be called a 'slow jam'!
It was really a little too easy, but even Gourse says it works well from a listener's perspective. Dori Caymmi, who worked on the album as an arranger, sided more with Sarah privately, but said he had to respect his boss' orders(Mendes)
Howveer she felt(reportedly also she got sick during these sessions, and told everyone within earshot that she didn't like the album. Even Caymmi said ' a tough lady')the album is very beautiful, and in my opinion, it is one of her better recordings.
