Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-03-23
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
BY ALBERT ANDERSON
New Disk Features Sassy Vaughn
In Lush, Tender Mood

In Lush, Tender Mood
Chicago (ANP) - OF her all
her qualities as a singer, perhaps
the one that sets Sarah Vaughn
apart from other singers and most
aptly reveal her genius is her
ability to create her own mood for
her songs.
Whether she is singing in up
beat tempo or treating the blues
or ballads, she is always able to
inject her own personal note and
thereby provide just the right at
mosphere for her performance.
A splendid example of this re-
markable quality is in her latest
release for Roulette (R-52O82),
titled You're Mine YOU" in which
she collaborates with arranger
Quincy Jones. Though Jones
sparkling arrangements are the
vehicle for her talent, it is "Sas-
sy" herself who really makes the
session outstanding. Singing a
dozen carefully selected tunes,
Sarah is lush, tender and roman
tic, swings lightly and liltingly,
and improvises and creates as the
mood shifts. To use a famous
sports cliche, she covers all the
bases"
My personal choices of the tunes
in her repertoire are "Witchcraft, /"
Green Dolphin Street" and Mar
ia" on which her voice is enriched
and augmented by a floating sea
Of strings. But from the stand
point of special treatment, all the
tunes, including the three in which
she has the full band behind her,
are delightful: Il Could Write A
Book" is plaintive and revealing;
"Moonglow' is nostalgia; 80
Long" is pensive; Maria" is
tuneful, and "Baubles, Bangles and
Beads" is light and gay.
You're Mine :" is one of
Sarah's top contributions on re-
cord, and as such, it is sure to
click A BIG BUY.
Other releases reviewed are:
"a STAR IS BORN" - Tops
LIP Q73D. Baritone singer Bo
Di Neri is presented by famed
television emcee Steve Allen. Good
instrumental backing. Tunes: Sci
la De Lamore," Pretend You
Don't See Her." "Only Yesterday"
Darling Where Were You," Run,
Don't Walk" "Houseboat." Side
2: Impossible" What Kind Of
Fool" $50 Be It." "Ship Sailed"
Lately"
With this waxing, Neri makes
his album debut And it will
be interesting to watch his pro-
gress from here on He comes
highly recommended, but so have
a lot of others who came and de-
parted Still there is promise
in the singing ability of Neri,
whose deep and rich baritone is
his greatest attribute YOU
BE THE JUDGE ON THIS ONE.
FIRST TIME" - Columbia
LIP. A real swinging package. The
Duke Ellington and Count Basic
orchestras are heard together for
the first time.
This fine disk of instrumental
music is the result of the COM
bined efforts of Columbia's Irving
Townsend and Roulette's Morris
Levy The two men worked
out a deal whereby Basic would
appear with Duke on this waxing,
and Ellington would reciprocate
later for Roulette E. Anyway, the
end result is that fans are treated
to one Of the finest concert of big
band music ever presented on re-
cord q. Having said this, it would
be tantamount to robbing listeners
of some of the thrill Of interpret
ating the tracks by delving into
the details But if a tipoff is
permissible, it must be centered
on the opening tune on the track.
Battle Royal" Delightful
big band music.