You're Mine You (Reis)

Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005H9O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sarah sings pop., April 7, 2007

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Mary Whipple (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're Mine You (Reis) (Audio CD)

With only a couple of exceptions, all the songs here were popular in 1962, when this album was originally recorded, and though Sarah Vaughan is always brilliant and always original, these are not songs which allow her to soar. Most of the songs are now standards, and every song shows her trademark interpretations and variations. With only two exceptions, however--"One Mint Julep" and "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean"--she sounds constrained, or constrained when compared to the free, jazzy, scat-filled sound of later Sarah Vaughan recordings. Recorded with Quincy Jones and a full orchestra including strings, trumpets, and woodwinds, the accompaniment sounds a bit too rich when paired with a voice as full and dramatic as Vaughan's.

Among the individual highlights of the CD: "The Best is Yet to Come" features (according to the liner notes) the same treatment used two years later by Frank Sinatra, when he recorded it with Quincy Jones and Count Basie. "So Long," a funky, bluesy song, unfamiliar to me, features muted trumpets throughout, and while Vaughan never breaks into scat, she plays with the melody in ways which hint at the scat to come. "Moonglow," now trite, sounds new in Vaughan's hands, as she makes full use of her range. "Maria," a song I could not imagine Vaughan recording, has no hint of the breathy naivete one associates with this song. Instead, Vaughan is assertive but contemplative, giving the song an unusual, and wonderfully memorable, interpretation.

My favorite songs on the album--"One Mint Julep" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"--were actually recorded together that year, back to back, as a single, and they are rock 'em, sock 'em songs in which Vaughan and the band really get going, providing a hint of the great jazz sounds which Vaughan develops further in later years, a great finale to the album. Vaughan's huge voice and talent are somewhat limited by her material here, but she manages to give each song her own interpretation and makes full use of her famous, four-octave range. n Mary Whipple

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most beautiful song in the world, February 17, 2001

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Violet2000 (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You're Mine You (Reis) (Audio CD)

I can't say enough about this record other than it is the "stuff life is made of." Ms.Vaughan's rendition of "Maria" is one of the most beautiful songs on the planet--Goosebumps Guaranteed. This is all genius.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most beautiful song in the world, February 17, 2001

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Violet2000 (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You're Mine You (Reis) (Audio CD)

I can't say enough about this record other than it is the "stuff life is made of." Ms.Vaughan's rendition of "Maria" is one of the most beautiful songs on the planet--Goosebumps Guaranteed. This is all genius.