The Divine One Explained

The Divine One
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sarah Vaughan
Cover:	Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	December 1960^[1]
Recorded:	October 11–13, 19, 1960
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	33:42
Label:	Roulette
Producer:	Teddy Reig
Prev Title:	Dreamy
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan
Next Year:	1961

The Divine One is a 1960 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, arranged by Jimmy Jones. One of Vaughan's first albums for Roulette Records, "The Divine One" was, along with "Sassy" a nickname for Vaughan.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by John Bush awarded the album four stars and said that "Recorded just after Sarah Vaughan joined the Roulette label...The Divine One found her in exactly the right circumstances to suit her excellent talents. Arranged by Jimmy Jones...the setting was a small group that included one strong voice to accentuate hers - and no less a strong and clear voice than trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (the perfect accompaniment for Vaughan). Roulette would soon push Vaughan in many different directions – releasing over a dozen LPs in just a few short years – but this small-group date is a gem".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:21
2. "Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland, Sidney Wyche) – 3:53
3. "Every Time I See You" (Hal Dickerson) – 3:01
4. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 2:20
5. "Gloomy Sunday" (Rezső Seress, László Jávor, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:26
6. "What Do You See in Her?" (Hal David, Frank Weldon) – 2:51
7. "Jump for Joy" (Duke Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:27
8. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 2:18
9. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:50
10. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 2:33
11. "Somebody Else's Dream" (Hal Dickenson) – 2:24
12. "Trouble Is a Man" (Alec Wilder) – 3:18

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan – vocal
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Jimmy Jones – piano, arranger
• Don Lamond – drums

See also

• Jazz royalty

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 6, 2019
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-divine-one-r1213955|pure_url=yes}} The Divine One]. Allmusic. May 1, 2011.