Roshida Downey Your comment was just as perfect as is possible. I'm crying as I type this- What a unforgetable voice and rendition of this great song!

Without a doubt one of the most powerful deliveries of a song ever.

@@j.c7719 ...exactly

Sassy was the best of the greatest jazz singers .. Her voice came from heaven ... yes, she could go anywhere in a song

So true. She was a giant gift to our hearts!

@bmw3842Absolutely….🎉🖤I too salute the endurance of my Melianated ancestors!.. Genius in musical 🎵 ability 🎤 . Genius in self assurance and survival mood. I too salute this wonderful extraordinary Queen.

Yes the same for Gladys Knight. Stupid Madonna and Barbara Streisand where more in foreground than Gladys.

Love her sassy style!

One of the greatest of all time

Wow. What an original and poetic statement @Preston

Absolutely. I’ve never heard anyone describe her as the sculpture of the voice. Sir Preston you know how to touch a person’s heart. I sincerely hope that you’re a writer. I’d be interested in anything you’ve written. What a wonderful way you have with language. I knew her personally and I’m flawed. Thank You for sharing your gift.

I love the 1987 version!!!

Well said.

I agree!!!

Yes, an archestra in her mouth . . . You nailed her voice perfectly. What a gifted singer🙏🇧🇸

May the majestic richness of her voice bring your wife healing.

Sincere condolences..

❤

🙏🏼🌃 Thank you for sharing your beautiful moment.

Me too. Now I feel so humbled.

I had the opposite experience: for all the many fine and wonderful vocalists I've admired in my life, the first time I heard Vaughan it literally stopped me in my tracks. There's only one other vocalist since then that I've had the same experience with. Both of whom continue to STUN me. The funny part to me about Vaughan is I just really don't care for cool jazz. At all. 😆 But her voice! My god. 😍

I love jazz songs. I love her voice, her singing in any kind of music...not just jazz music

Same here. I’ve felt silly ever since.

I learned to appreciate her when I grew to maturity.

Elle fitzgerald is in a league of her own...and many others...sarah vaughn is great ...others too.

Indeed

@@christophepena2212 Ha! Ha!

Aretha was the only singer without rival, in terms of sound and tone, she was simply unmatched, she was a rival-less artist.

Ok

Exactly right. I've noticed that on her 1989 Grammy tribute performance of 'So many stars '

Roy Orbison was the same way, barely moved his mouth. I wonder if that’s the secret?

mca1218 Enjoyed reading your recollection. Thanks for sharing it.

It's been 6 mos but I wanted you to know I loved it almost as much as you did, maybe even more! Thank you for your thoughts. Enjoy it again.

I was blessed to see her live also, in a theater in Elizabeth, NJ. Totally out of this world! She sings this song better that anyone sings anything!

That's subjective but there's no denying she's one of the best singers ever and was bloody amazing RIP Sara Vaughan

LUCKY YOU. I'VE SEEN HER MANY TIMES AND SOMETIMES SHE TOOK THE IMPROV AT THE END TO THE EXTREME. I HAVEN'T FOUND A VIDEO OF AN EXAMPLE YET. SHE ALWAYS SOUNDED FANTASTIC BUT IF YOU'VE SEEN HER ENOUGH THERE WHERE TIMES WHEN SHE WAS EVEN BETTER THAN SIMPLY "FANTASTIC"...IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.

That title is firmly in the hands of one Aretha Franklin. I love Sarah but Aretha is simply without rival, her overall sound was celestial in every sense, her tone, her range, her instinctive use of her instrument, her technical skills, her elasticity, she emoted like no other and sang from the soul of humanity itself. Just ask Sarah, she said it herself, Aretha was a rival-less artist.

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I guess im randomly asking but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.

@Oakley Chandler instablaster ;)

@Adrien Dakota Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

She would be overwhelmed by these beautiful comments reflecting her

Listen to the Judi Dench version. It's a masterpiece.

I agree,the first time I saw her she became my favorite singer and I followed her until her passing what a great singer

Exquisite....pure...nothing compares...straight out of heaven...

true dat!

Many great singers out there, but Sarah is unique

Indeed, it's the best thing I've heard in 60 years! She is my favorite, and perhaps the best singer that ever lived!

Amen sister

+Antonio Johnson two thoughts Mr Johnson GOD is very very real this is one of the best songs i"ve heard in my 73 years on earth.GOD is not stupid However its been my experiance GOD does have a ironic sense of life

Definitely true for my 60 years of living!

yug08 God is an amazing fumbler. He could've made this life so much less painful, so much more perfect... but no, he is a bumbling amateur, bent on creating his little world that he can play with, NO MATTER HOW MUCH suffering AND pain it causes! YIIIIIKKES! Even my little sister could have created a better, less painful, world! Really, what IS his problem? Why do we even have childrens' hospitals? Kids dying of brain tumor??? Come on, Mr. God??? WHADDAFUCK are you trying to prove?

Amen.

Never, beyond stunning

Love the way she paints lyrics with her eyes and hands. I 1st noticed that on her 1989 Grammy appearance in her honor. She sang ' So many stars '

SHE ALWAYS HAD THE DESIRE TO DO OPERA. SHE WANTED BERNSTEIN TO WRITE HER AN OPERA. SADLY SHE NEVER LET HIM KNOW OF HER DREAM.

Just Devine!!

Or be expelled from class.

I think Streisand live is an amazing singer of this song too❤️

This lady is wonderful.

mmmm hmmm!!!

Bless you...i lost my father 8 years ago. He was the last of my entire family including siblings to pass on. I live in terrible grief everyday of my life. This was a song he introduced me to at a young age.

@@douggresham2821 Thank you so much. And bless you too my friend. I am so very sorry for the loss of your beloved Father. I can sympathize and empathize with you completely. I as well, live everyday in terrible grief. The pain is still so ever present and has not gone away even after 6 years. And I know I will continue to feel that emptiness and heartache for many years to come. As you had mentioned that 8 years after your Father has passed, the grief is still strong. So, I know it will not end. As you had mentioned that your Father introduced the song "Send In The Clowns" to you at a young age, I feel most fortunate that I was introduced to *Sarah Vaughan* by my Father when I was a young pre-teen. I've never seen him *so* moved in all of his life as when he watched 'Sass' sing "Send In The Clowns". Every time I see or hear Sarah Vaughan I always think of my beautiful Father. And I know you'll think of your Father too, when you hear "Send In The Clowns" being sung by Ms. Vaughan as well. And probably anybody *else* singing the song for that matter! 😊 Thank you ever so much for taking the time to leave a comment for me. You're so very kind. I wish you comfort, healing, strength, courage and peace, dear friend.🙏💖👼🎤🎶🎹🎼☝😺🍀

Sarah's talents bring me to beloved tears as well.

I once heard her sing it at boys and girls field in Brooklyn, N Y and she laid it out, no one ever did it better in my View.

George Gaffney and Andy Simpkins, respectively - and Harold Jones of Count Basie fame on drums.

what about the drummer?

EVER. if I may

LOL, that’s a funny story. I hope I can find that Simpson’s episode online. 😂

You said a mouthful in those few words.

I wonder how Sinne or Dimash will sound by the time they near 60 years old?

I’m only 20 and it moves 😄

Love her signature!

Absolutely true!

Boy, that would be mean ! But very educational . :)))))