Afterglow Jazz and American Popular Song

Sarah Vaughan Sings The Great American Songbook

This week on Afterglow we’ll feature the American songbook recordings of Sarah Vaughan, including her hit duet with Billy Eckstine, “Passing Strangers.”

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This week we feature the American songbook recordings of Sarah Vaughan, where she sings in mostly orchestral settings.

This week on Afterglow we’ll feature the mid-1950s American songbook recordings of Sarah Vaughan, featuring the singer in mostly orchestral settings performing songs by Irving Berlin and George Gershwin, as well as her hit duet with Billy Eckstine, “Passing Strangers.”

Other artists on the program include saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, singers Bill Henderson, Johnny Hartman, and Carmen McRae, and pianists Wynton Kelly and Elmo Hope.

Music Heard On This Episode

Dearly Beloved
Wes Montgomery — Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963)
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Dearly Beloved
Wes Montgomery — Boss Guitar (Riverside, 1963)
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Dear Ruby (Ruby, My Dear)
Carmen McRae — Carmen Sings Monk (Bluebird, 1988)
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Strong Man
Wynton Kelly — Piano (Riverside, 1958)
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There Will Never Be Another You
Frank Sinatra — Point of No Return (Capitol, 1961)
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Stranger On the Shore
Bill Henderson — Bill Henderson With the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve, 1963)
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Fly Me to the Moon
Diana Krall — The Very Best of Diana Krall (Verve, 2007)
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Soft Pedal Blues
Stanley Turrentine — That's Where It's At (Blue Note, 1962)
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Two Cigarettes in the Dark
Betty Carter — Round Midnight (Atco, 1963)
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Dancing in the Dark
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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My One and Only
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Comes Love
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Isn't This a Lovely Day
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Slow Down
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Moonbeams
Elmo Hope — Hope-full (Riverside, 1961)
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Get Yourself Another Fool
Charles Brown — Aladdin Recordings of Charles Brown (Mosaic, 1948)
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I've Got to See You Again
Norah Jones — Come Away With Me (Blue Note, 2002)
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You Needed Me
Lenny Breau — Lenny Breau Trio (Adelphi, 1979)
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I'm Glad There Is You
Johnny Hartman — Songs From the Heart (Bethlehem, 1956)
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Passing Strangers
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Lorelei
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Words Can't Describe
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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It's De-Lovely
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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Second Time Around
Sarah Vaughan — Sings Great American Songs (Mercury)
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No Love, No Nothin'
Conte Candoli — Modern Sounds From the West (Lonehill, 1955)
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When the World Was Young
Frank Sinatra — Point of No Return (Capitol, 1961)
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Ballad
Gerald Wilson — Monterey Moods
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Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Brent Johnson moved to Bloomington in 1991. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, and began working with WFIU in 2002. Currently, David serves as jazz producer and systems coordinator at the station. His interests include literature, history, music, writing, and movies.

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