I have Ella, but not Sarah. Can anyone recommend 3-5 of her best albums starter, or a all in one collections that has her best stuff. Thanks in advance.

Sarah + 2 (1962)

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Melodic.

Sarah Vaughan's Finest Hour (Verve)

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A great collection, featuring some great renditions of "How High The Moon," "Shulie A Bop" and "Lullaby of Birdland" (the best version I've heard to date).

You gotta check-out her "Gershwin Songbook."

The expanded box set is awesome!!!!!

Thanks namepeace and FormerlyKnownAs¤ !!! I'll look into those.

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I have this 4CD set. Its a retrospective of her recordings from the mid 40s till the early 50s.

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Thanks HMD that looks like a nice set. Ordered these last night used:

JoeBala said:

Thanks HMD that looks like a nice set. Ordered these last night used:

Listen for her version of "My Man's Gone Now." It is mind-blowing the notes she holds and the octave range she goes for. That's true throughout a lot of the Gershwin material, and there is a lot of playfulness in some of the lyrics. In her youth, she was such an amazing singer, it is hard to believe she wasn't, like, the first major vocal celeb of her time. I don't know if it is because of her race and the period, or what - as it seems like all of those black vintage divas struggled (Ella, Dinah, Billie, Esther, Lena, etc...). Insead of our present generation referring to Xtina, Mariah, and Whitney... it really started with the talents of people like Vaughan. 'Hope you like your selections!