Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36058: Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-Fi

MG-36058: Sarah Vaughan In The Land Of Hi-Fi

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36058A MF2 B1 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36058B MF5 MSV A1 I

Comments

bottom seam neatly taped.

front glossy coating beginning to peel from bottom-right.

Inside The Groove

Devine Sarah's 2nd album on EmArcy label, in a very relaxed setting.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Her 1st 12-inch album on EmArcy (MG-36004) was a masterpiece. Throughout her EmArcy/Mercury years, MG-36004 will come one of her greatest albums (others should include such great albums as MG-20326 or MG-20383 / SR-60020). On MG-36004, we can even enjoy great performance by Clifford Brown and Paul Quinichette.

This album, her 2nd album on EmArcy, was recorded about an year later, also deserves one of her masterpieces. Featured soloists here are Ernie Royal, Cannonball Adderley, Jimmy Jones, etc.

Ernie Wilkins' arrangements for this swinging band is great, while Sarah sings too good in a relaxed mood, although this recording was done in the studio. A very lovable album.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	12280-3	Over The Rainbow (Harbury - Allen)	3:25
A-2	12271	Soon (G & I Gershwin)	2:28
A-3	12272	Cherokee (Ray Noble)	2:27
A-4	12267-3	I'll Never Smile Again (Ruth Lowe)	2:31
A-5	12268-5	Don't Be On The Outside (Wyche - Watts - Kelly)	2:58
A-6	12279	How High The Moon (Hamilton - Lewis)	2:31
SIDE-B
B-1	12269	It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream (George - Ellington - Hodges)	3:13
B-2	12266-4	Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar - Grey - Youmans)	2:53
B-3	12273	Maybe (Madden)	2:29
B-4	12270	An Occasional Man (Martin - Blane)	2:27
B-5	12278	Why Can't I (Rodgers - Hart)	2:51
B-6	12281-8	Oh My (Joe Greene)	2:18

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

There are several alternate takes from this sessions - takes 1 and 2 of A-4, take 3 of A-5, take 1 of A-1, takes 2 and 6 of B-6 can be heard on “Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury Vol.1”.

A-4, A-5, B-1, B-2:
Sarah Vaughan (vo) with:
Ernie Royal (tp), J. J. Johnson (tb), Kai Winding (tb),
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as), Sam Marowitz (as), Jerome Richardson (ts, fl),
Jimmy Jones (p), Turk Van Lake (g), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (ds),
Ernie Wilkins (arr).
Recorded in New York City on October 25, 1955.

A-2, A-3, B-3, B-4:
same personnel as A-4.
Recorded in New York City on October 26, 1955.

A-1, A-6, B-5, B-5:
same personnel as A-4.
Recorded in New York City on October 27, 1955.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Sarah Vaughan (vo) :

EmArcy MG-26005 10-inch : Images
EmArcy MG-36004 : Sarah Vaughan
EmArcy MG-36058 : In The Land Of Hi-Fi
EmArcy MG-36089 : Sassy
EmArcy MG-36109 : Swingin' Easy
Mercury MG-25188 10-inch : The Devine Sarah
Mercury MG-25213 10-inch : The Devine Sarah Sings
Mercury MG-20094 : Sarah Vaughan At The Blue Note
Mercury MG-20219 : Wonderful Sarah
Mercury MG-20223 : In A Romantic Mood
Mercury MG-20244 : Great Songs From Hit Shows, Volume 1
Mercury MG-20245 / SR-60041 : Great Songs From Hit Shows, Volume 2
Mercury MG-20310 : Sings George Gershwin Volume One
Mercury MG-20311 : Sings George Gershwin Volume Two
Mercury MG-20316 / SR-60002 : Sing The Best Of Irving Berlin
Mercury MG-20326 : Sarah Vaughan At Mister Kelly's
Mercury MG-20370 / SR-60038 : Vaughan And Violins
Mercury MG-20383 / SR-60020 : After Hours At The London House
Mercury MG-20438 / SR-60110 : Magic Of Sarah Vaughan
Mercury MG-20441 / SR-60116 : No Count Sarah
Mercury MG-20580 / SR-60240 : Close To You
Mercury MG-20617 / SR-60617 : My Heart Sings
Mercury MG-20831 / SR-60831 : Sassy Swings The Tivoli
Mercury MG-20941 / SR-60941 : Viva! Vaughan
Mercury MG-21009 / SR-61009 : Sings The Mancini Songbook
Mercury MG-21069 / SR-61069 : Pop Artistry
Mercury MG-21079 / SR-61079 : The New Scene
Mercury MG-21116 / SR-61116 : Sassy Swings Again
Mercury MG-21122 / SR-61122 : It's A Man's World

EmArcy MG-36086 : For Jazz Lovers / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36087: Bargain Day! / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36088: The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof / Various Artists
Mercury MG-20133: Swinging For The King / Various Artists
Mercury PVM-002 : Hi-Fi Internationale - Music To Read Road Maps By / Various Artists
Mercury SRD-1 : Stereo Sampler Vol.1 / Various Artists
Mercury SRD-2 : Music/Sound Spectacular / Various Artists