Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet explained

Sarah Vaughan and the Jimmy Rowles Quintet
Type:	live
Artist:	Sarah Vaughan
Cover:	jimmysarah.jpg
Released:	June 1975
Recorded:	1974
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	54:43
Label:	Mainstream
Chronology:	Sarah Vaughan
Prev Title:	Send in the Clowns
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	I Love Brazil!
Next Year:	1977

Sarah Vaughan and the Jimmy Rowles Quintet is a 1974 live album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by pianist Jimmy Rowles and his quintet.

The song "Morning Star" was mistakenly attributed in the liner notes of the album to W. C. Handy, but was actually written by Rowles and lyricist Johnny Mercer.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated that Rowles proves himself to be "a consummate accompanist," and Vaughan is "in her usual outstanding form."

Track listing

1. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:50
2. "That Face" (Alan Bergman, Lew Spence) - 7:55
3. "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss) - 4:33
4. "A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:10
5. "Frasier (The Sensuous Lion)" (Jimmy Rowles, Johnny Mercer) - 4:20
6. "Morning Star" (Rowles, Mercer) - 6:43

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan - vocals
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Al Aarons - trumpet
• Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
• Monty Budwig - double bass
• Donald Bailey - drums

Notes and References

1. Leslie Gourse Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan 2009 - Page 276 0786751142 "Of the songs that were released, "Morning Star" was written by Jimmy Rowles with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, though W. C. Handy was given credit — apparently by accident — for the composition. This information comes directly from Jimmy "