Sarah Vaughan
"The divine one", Sarah Vaughan,
began her career as the second
pianist in Earl "Fatha" Hines' band - after
winning a contest at the Apollo theatre
(singing "Body and Soul"), when
she was just a teenager.
Sarah had an incredible voice, and was also a
very fine musician, something which is evident
in her style.
We love Sarah.
Can we even recommend one recording over
another? They're all amazing, but we'll try.
Some favorites:
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
Click on the thumbnails below, to view some photos of Sarah.
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Denis Charles
This drummer and percussionist, originally from St.Croix in
the Virgin Islands, was especially well known in the
avant-garde scene - although he
worked and recorded extensively (not just as an avant-garde
musician.) He was a beautiful and free spirit
and his death in 1998 was a great loss. His website
The Denis Charles Page was created in his memory and
is a lovely tribute.
Check out Denis on Sonny Rollins' What's New
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Jobim wrote many of the beautiful Brazilian tunes, in the
Bossa Nova genre, that are now considered standards, such as
"Corcovado", "The Girl from Ipanema", "Wave",
"Desafinado", just to name
some of the more famous ones.
He also performed his own music.
Elis and Tom
