At Mister Kelly's

by Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio

Overview

During the mid-'50s, Sarah Vaughan spent most of her time recording songbook standards backed by a large orchestra in florid arrangements, with only the occasional breath of fresh air like her masterpiece, 1954's Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown. Four years after that milestone, another landed with the live album At Mister Kelly's. Recorded quite early in the days of the live LP, the album captured Vaughan at her best and most relaxed, stretching out on a set of late-night torch songs and ballads. With a trio including Jimmy Jones on piano, Roy Haynes on drums, and Richard Davis on bass, Vaughan is simply captivating, easily disproving the notion that, to be entertaining, singers needed inventive arrangements and multiple voices (instrumental or otherwise) behind them. Her unerring sense of rhythm carries her through every song on this set, whether the occasion calls for playfulness and wit ("Thou Swell," "Honeysuckle Rose") or a world-wise melancholia ("Willow Weep for Me"). Her accompanists are a valuable anchor, with Haynes' drumming just as precise as Sassy's vocals and Jones' piano solos adding additional vitality. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2024
Label:	Supperclub
UPC:	8435723701316
Rank:	158498

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio   Primary Artist
Sarah Vaughan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Roy Haynes   Drums
Richard Davis   Bass
Jimmy Jones   Piano

Technical Credits

William Lewis   Composer
Hollis King   Art Direction
Isabelle Wong   Design
Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bob Shad   Producer
Kevin Reeves   Mastering
Irving Gordon   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Clifford Grey   Composer
Frank Signorelli   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Fabian Andre   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Leonello Casucci   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Wilbur Schwandt   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Julius Brammer   Composer
Raymond Hubbell   Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Harry Weinger   Reissue Supervisor
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Cameron Mizell   Production Coordination
Al Dubin   Composer
Irving Caesar   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Matty Malneck   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Ann Ronell   Composer
John Golden   Composer