Just listened to her rendition of They Say It's Wonderful...such a great, smooth, rangey sound...gotta love her.
One of my favorite singers EVER.
I was lucky enough to have seen her live twice. Once at the Blue Note in NY... a night I will never forget. And once at the Hollywood Bowl.
Sassy rules. Always has... always will.
Her rendition of Lullabye of Birdland....
sigh...
PalJoey - I must put that CD on my amazon wish list - looks great!
That her nickname is Sassy is also awesome...
Stunning voice - classy woman. Thanks for the thread, Red.
What this thread needs is a sassy Sassy picture!
She's really lovely in that photo - great shot!
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
Possessor of the greatest vocal instrument in the history of jazz, her range, tone, breath control and improvisational skills were absolutely stunning. I saw her several times in the 70s and 80s (including one of the last performances she gave in NYC before she died) and marveled at how consistently ingenious her singing was. She is greatly missed.
Have y'all heard about Pandora.com? It is your own personal DJ!...you simply type in the name of an favorite artist or song - and it creates a radio station that plays songs in the same vein - by similar artists...really enjoyable background music. That's where I heard the Sarah song - I created a Johnny Mathis station and they played it there - really great.
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