I heard Sarah Vaughn for the first time in 1959 and she will always represent the very best to me. Her voice has no limit. What a star.

For me Sarah is the ultimate vocalist to learn from.her tone,her range,her breathing,her ability to lead the orchestra without losing them as she invents.

Sarah's voice can not be replaced. She is truly one of kind.

She's the queen. They call her "The Divine One" for a reason....what a stupendous talent.

Hands down, the best pipes in the business. Ella was THE queen, and Sarah Vaughn was co-Queen. I saw her 5x LIVE. First time was in 81/82 at Dangerfields in NYC. My friend and I were S.V. freaks. We "splurged" and spent $35ea. We both got dressed to the nines. We were seated way in the back right next to the swinging kitchen door. We thought, "Oh well. No matter. We are HERE". Seconds before the lights went down for her entrance (through the kitchen doors) the maitre'd swooped us up quickly and quietly the THE ringside table. A no-show? Cancellation? Don't know. But we were dressed up, and very cute. So in she swoops upon her entrance in a cloud of LAUREN perfume. That now being a strong scent memory. It was beyond thrilling. Through the 80s I saw her again at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and twice at The Blue Note in spring 1989. I read recently that during that engagement she was diagnosed with lung cancer. (I remember reading in The NY POST that she canceled her last 2 nights). So.... yes. I saw/heard her WITH lung cancer. Ummm, she sounded fantastic. She died a year later. I once met the great opera singer Rene Fleming who was a HUGE jazz singer fan, S.V. being her #1 favorite. She said Vaughn had the capability to have been an opera singer but had zero interest in all that work! The life of a jazz singer being an easier one, and permitted her to indulge in the things she liked to indulge in. Her stupendous voice will live on forever.

She was a genius, but also a wonderful lady. She was the author of her own life and success, overcoming tremendous odds to become a revered living legend.

Her rendition of Rainy Days and Mondays was just beautiful. I'm still tearing up. Thank you, Sarah.

Her breath control was simply INSANE!!!!! My GAWD!!!! Love her so!!! Rest well, Sassy.....

If there is someone better, I've never heard em!

Pianist is superb

There was no singer like her. Sometimes, she can bring tears to your eyes. And backed by this orchestra, she just soars. To hear her in person, was a thrill I'll never forget.

One of her signature songs was Tenderly. What a talent she was.

WOW!! HER VOICE ITSELF IS AN INSTRUMENT, NO NEED FOR INTRICATE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS .. JUST HER! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡😻😻😻

That rendition of "WAVE" is the prettiest I have ever heard....The Boston Pops arraingment and Sarah's voice is perfect.....

Sarah was on another level

what else can one say THIS IS THE DIVINE ONE AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE

The Boston Pop orchestra adds timbre and color with phenomenal musical depth embellishing Vaughan' s voice. Love her scanting!

Sarah was simply the best her range was like no other

Completely effortless in every way...but what strikes me is her infallible diction...every single word is clear even though she doesn't over enunciate. Truly an astonishing artist. Her intonation is also perfect. That's what virtuosity is...the ability to make what is extremely difficult seem easy.

Sassy looks great here - as well as sounding fabulous - as always.

FABULOUS.... she was the DIVINE ONE!

The DIVINE ONE...that fabulous VOICE...we will appreciate the beautiful VOICE, but jealous ppl will always dislike beauty...that voice was touched by God almighty

Phenomenal! We used to listen to and watch the Boston Pop concerts every Sunday. Such memories! My dad loved Sarah V.

She was difficult for musicians , she was fun , she was great . Together with Ella , she was the best jazzsinger ever.

Great Singer all Time

This should have 5 million views

I count myself as extremely fortunate to have been able to see her live 4 times. We shall never see anything comparable in this, or any other lifetime. Her rendition of "Send in the clowns" is one for the ages.

Sarah's voice is so warm. Sarah has classic elegance in her wardrobe too. Thank you, Sarah Vaughan☺️

Sarah forever! What a gift. 💗

My favorite singer of all.

Happy 95th birthday Sassy

Spectacularly riveting, captivating, entertaining as The Divine Sassy, Ms. Sarah Vaughan' s splendid, velvet, suave, melodic mezzo- soprano voice transports me to the heavenly hemisphere. Serananded with impeccable range, phrasing, breath control, superb diction with ease. Thanks immensely for posting my favorite female jazz vocalist.

Hard to believe a human voice could be capable of such phenomenal expression.

The pianist is awesome🌷

Sunday, April 9 2023...ending the Easter weekend by listening to the Voice "The Divine One", Ms Sarah Vaughan. She will forever be one of my favourite Jazz singers.

Her voice can do no wrong it is flawless as is she.⚘💖

What a magnificent vocal range and ability to bend notes!!!

I simply love rainy days and Mondays Sarah you did your thing Simply Beautiful

Can’t get enough of Sarah. One of a kind.

LOVED HER!!!!!!! Love, Love, LOVE Sassy! THANKS FOR THIS!!!! Baby..she was a vocal technician! Played her voice like an instrument. Such vocal control, phrasing, style....and she smoked a lot of cigarettes, lol. What a blessed set of pipes. REST IN ETERNAL peace Miss Sarah! Her Send In The Clowns with Boston Pops and Wynton Marsalis in the early 80's was ASTOUNDING!

Her voice still gives me goosebumps.

The one and only!!! Bravo! Bravo!!!

Re-watching and just as fabulous.

Just a marvellous treasure to the world. Absolutely talented.

I just finished reading 2 excellent biographies written about Sarah Vaughan: "Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan" and "Sassy: The Life Of Sarah Vaughan." Listening to her sing is a breathtaking experience. When she sings, it's as if she is experiencing this moment for the very first time. Thank you for posting this video.

The spice she puts in the notes. Gives a new feeling all her own.

So this is what it feels like in heaven

I'm jealous of everyone who commented that they got to see this goddess live!!! If only.... 😥😣 But at least there's KZfaq. Thankyou for uploading. Man! 2:36 the way she bends the notes and phrases. I'm melting...... She's so smooth! And if anyone commented that they actually got to meet her! Well... Just Wow!!! How to stand before such Glory!!!

What a great way to start the concert with a song written by the Brazilian genius Tom Jobim 🇧🇷

My idol since i was 15 years old. I'm now 83 years. Local singer since. Doing her music

Sarah...withe Pops....= heaven

She's in a class by herself !!! Listen, Listen all you young, talented singers - she's in full command at all times! So thrilling! Whew! Every time Sarah sings is a Master Class . . . .

When God addresses all that have lived in the past, those who are in the present, and all that will live throughout eternity, he will use the voice of Sarah Vaughn. No one will EVER COMPARE❤️

Amazing singer...goose bumps on KZfaq!!! Standing O,!!

There will never be another you Sassy.

Great Sarah Vaughan!

A masterwork especially a foggy day!

Sounds like an album. Awesome!

Sarah's voice is devine....WAVE is so beautiful.....thank you KZfaq.....

I used to listen to this on a homemade audio cassette.

Absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!!

Amazing voice 💗

Just wonderful!

shes a legend sarah Vaughan

Wonderful lady!👍😍👏👏👏👏💕🌹🌹🌹

Pianist. Superb

So beautiful....WAVE sends chills....

I am so happy December 31,2015 and I see and hear my favorite of all time Ms. Sarah Vaughn I have been truly blessed today. Thank you so much for this posting. Tony Dial

fabulous. What a great reunion: Fiedler, the Boston Pops and Lady Sarah

Her voice backed by the orchestra is something monumental...

Nobody does it better🎙

Thank you, so much for posting this! I love me some Sass!

Of the unchallenged Trinity of American Jazz Singers (Billie, Ella, Sarah), none were more creative, inventive, daring, commanding than Sarah, whose roots were not in the '30s like the other 2 but in the laboratory of modern jazz that was the Billy Eckstine Band. No one had greater command of pitch and voice projection, but it was her ability to improvise new melodies on the familiar words and chords of the song that defined her uniqueness. On this date, she lags behind the beat and turns the songs on their heads rhythmically. Only one controversial quality of Sarah distances some fans and musicians---her experimental use of vibrato, which some singers dispense with entirely. Sarah overdid it on her Gershwin album, but elsewhere it contributes to the life of her performances. Her career ended with a different, incomparable pianist named Frank Collett (look for her '80s recordings, esp. 'In the City of Lights."

Thank you so much for posting this. It's raining outside, perfect for staying inside and enjoying this concert. Love me some Sarah!

fabulous music for my soul!!! Love this song. Thanx cynthia

I am Brazilian and I got surprised with the version of Wave writen by Tom Jobim, our great composer.

A VOICE OF AN ANGEL ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow, what a treasure, thank you

love her voice.

Love her!🙏🏽💖

Back when u can go to a concert and here a once in a lifetime voice … and real musicians .. people dressed up and had an adventure .. now it’s all about who is platinum who can hold C sharp for an hour … who is naked …this is era was over once it begun …

If she did feel something for you , she was wonderful . But God help you if she did not care for you. She had musicians replaced from an orchestra.

She in my opinion was the best..even surpassing ella.a tour de force.

Super voice and accompaniment Karl Schroeder trio. May God bless ....

Who are the 7 fools that disliked this video? 🤔😳😳

soberba! impar! fabulosa! + sassy + sassy + sassy!!! please jazzsingers!!

I like her name. Sarah Vaughan. ❤

Arrangements for the Gershwin classics are by the immortal Marty Paich and, obviously, for the Michel Legrand compositions, Legrand himself is responsible (as per the incredible album they made together). Pianist is the immaculate Carl Schroeder and on drums is none other than the truly GREAT Jimmy Cobb (I'm not sure of the bassist's name...?).

She made singing as easy as breathing ....

The Divine One in sublime form in a wonderful setting fortunate 1970 in to the eighties venues large & small experienced legendary singer too many times to count always extraordinary, wonderful Boston Pops performance great example of her amazing artistry with a voice beyond compare she could sing them all in her own captivating way, miss those wondrous times...

She is my favorite..to sing Wave

Magic!

Lucky Ames, IA, to have these two in concert.

SARAHHHH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Sarah's last pianist was not Frank Collett although she worked with Frank often and he was marvelous. George her final pianist was an Emmy award winner. Andy Simpkins and Harold Jones was her drummer. Sarah had hired Monty Budwig to be her bassist but she passed away before that final trio could work with her. I know this because Monty, George and Harold were working a club when her manager gave us the news. I was sobbing about the news at the club where the guys were playing and Monty's wife Arlette were at that club. Sarah was the greatest singer I ever heard. I loved Sandi Patty gospel.

The unsurpassed Mrs. Vaughan

Em seus espetáculos Sarah Vaughan não esquecia Jobim...

start with Jobin is magic

Amazing ! Marty Paich arranging ? Another incredible symphonic performance is with Sarah and the L.A. Philharmonic doing Porgy and Bess, a few years later.

simply delicious!