¡Viva! Vaughan Explained

¡Viva! Vaughan
Type:studio
Artist:Sarah Vaughan
Border:yes
Released:1965
Recorded:August 13–18, 1964
Genre:Vocal jazz, Bossa nova
Length:41:40
Label:Mercury
Producer:Quincy Jones
Prev Title:Vaughan with Voices
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook
Next Year:1965

¡Viva! Vaughan is a 1965 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, orchestrated and conducted by Frank Foster, and produced by Quincy Jones.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded ¡Viva! Vaughan three and a half stars and said "Vaughan is in great voice throughout the date and the material is generally first-rate, except for the bland "Night Song"...Unfortunately, the bossa nova selections ("The Boy From Ipanema" and "Quiet Nights") are burdened with pedestrian string arrangements that date the music as much as the generally uninspired Latin percussion. It's likely that this lack of focus confused the record-buying public as to what type of music this was and caused it to be overlooked."[1]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dryden. Ken. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149464|pure_url=yes}} ¡Viva! Vaughan]. Allmusic. March 19, 2011.