At Mr Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 3, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000474O
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One for the ages., October 13, 2000

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Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Mr Kelly's (Audio CD)

I seriously doubt that a better example of jazz singing can be located let alone purchased. Sarah's voice here is vibrant, young, fresh (In her later years it became noticeably lower, with the high register frequently taking on a forced, falsetto quality). There is little scat ("How High the Moon") but abundant improvisation (a re-invention of the melodies to "September in the Rain" and "Stairway to the Stars"). The set is not merely musically and technically impressive but affecting at a deep emotional level (her humming of a chorus of "Be Anything" epitomizes the warmth, sensitivity, utter sincerity of the entire performance). This is an inexhaustible treasure; I can't imagine living without it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master At Work, February 8, 2003

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Donald Agarrat (Harlem, New York - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Mr Kelly's (Audio CD)

I never got to hear Sassy perform live, but two albums changed that: this one at Mister Kelly's in Chicago and "Sassy Swings The Tivoli" in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The biggest difference is that "At Mister Kelly's" features Sarah Vaughan with her trio of stellar musicians - no Quincy Jones. Her usual thang, just her and her fellas - and the synergy is fantastic and warm. The whole CD is great (half of the songs weren't even on the original album) and my favorites are "Stairway To The Stars", "Be Anything But Darling Be Mine", "Dancing In The Dark" and "Poor Butterfly" (it is wonderful when she replaces some of the lyrics with 'Thank You!'). In the liner notes, Lee Jeske says "that's the way she most liked to work, and that's the context in which she consistently did her finest singing." This CD makes that quite apparent.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars @ Mister Kelly's: Pure, Humane, Rich, July 28, 2000

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This review is from: At Mr Kelly's (Audio CD)

This delicious disc only reiterated to me that we don't really have singers anymore. Not these kind.

Even in the midst of slightly troublesome technical happenings, which I'm sure you've been informed of, she does all that makes her "Divine"ly "Sassy." Such a contradiction is she as she weaves tender ballads [Embraceable You, September in the Rain] and swings on tunes with a little grease [How High the Moon.] Never one to disappoint the listener, or even leave him fully composed, she doesn't hesistate to dip and dive, supported by her ample-octave range.

Truly at one of the best points, vocally and artistically in her career.