SARAH VAUGHAN - After Hours (1961-1997) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

From 1961-1962, Sarah Vaughan recorded two albums while accompanied by just guitar and bass. Her 1962 outing for the obscure Reactivation label (with guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Joe Comfort) is hard to find, as is her earlier set with guitarist Mundell Lowe and bassist George Duvivier. Surprisingly, Lowe only has one solo, so the emphasis throughout is exclusively on Vaughan's magnificent voice. The program mostly sticks to ballads, with a couple of exceptions (most notably "Great Day"), and is a quiet and intimate affair, with Vaughan more subtle than she sometimes was. Despite a lightweight version of "My Favorite Things" that will not remind listeners of John Coltrane, this is an excellent if brief set (34-and-a-half minutes) with some fine jazz singing. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     My Favorite Things 2'46
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
2    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 2'26
Cole Porter
3     Wonder Why 4'21
Nicholas Brodszky / Sammy Cahn
4     Easy to Love 2'12
Cole Porter
5     Sophisticated Lady 3'52
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish    
6     Great Day 2'18
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
7     Ill Wind 3'13
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
8     If Love Is Good to Me 2'12
Ray Evans / Fred Spielman
9     In a Sentimental Mood 4'06
Duke Ellington / Manny Kurtz / Irving Mills
10     Vanity 4'19
Bernard Bierman / Jack Manus / Guy Wood
- BONUS TRACKS -
11     Through the Years 3'09
Edward Heyman / Vincent Youmans
Credits :
Bass – George Duvivier
Guitar – Mundell Lowe
Vocals – Sarah Vaughan