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Send in the Clowns (1981 album)

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Released
  
1981

Artist
  
Sarah Vaughan

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

Length
  
39:51

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
Mainstream Records

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Recorded
  
February 16-17, May 16, 1981, Group IV Recording Studio, Hollywood

Send in the Clowns (1981)
  
Crazy and Mixed Up (1982)

Similar
  
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan, No Count Sarah, How Long Has This Been Goi, Feelin' Good, Live in Japan

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Send in the Clowns is a 1981 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra.

Contents

This was Vaughan's third album with the Count Basie Orchestra, her previous two were No Count Sarah (1958) and Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (1961).

Sarah vaughan send in the clowns


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and said that it was an "enjoyable date...the arrangements by Sammy Nestico and Allyn Ferguson unfortunately do not leave much room for any of the Basie sidemen to solo, but Sassy is in superb form".

Track listing

  1. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:04
  2. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:23
  3. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:50
  4. "Ill Wind" (Arlen, Koehler) - 4:01
  5. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:38
  6. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) - 6:22
  7. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 4:08
  8. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:50
  9. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 3:31
  10. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) - 2:32

Personnel

  • Sarah Vaughan - vocals
  • Andy Simpkins - double bass
  • George Gaffney - piano
  • Sammy Nestico, Allyn Ferguson - arranger
  • The Count Basie Orchestra:
  • Bobby Plater, Danny Turner - alto saxophone
  • Eric Dixon, Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone
  • Johnny Williams - baritone saxophone
  • Sonny Cohn, Willie Cook, Frank Szabo, Bob Summers, Dale Carley - trumpet
  • Mitchell "Bootie" Wood, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell - trombone
  • Bill Hughes - bass trombone
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Harold Jones - drums

    • Songs

    1Send In the Clowns3:32
    2Love Don't Live Here Any3:09
    3That'll Be Johnny2:47

    References

    Send in the Clowns (1981 album) Wikipedia
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