| Sassy | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | April 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36089 | |||
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Sassy is an album by the American jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan with Hal Mooney and his orchestra, recorded in 1956 and released on the EmArcy label. [2]
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer.
Jerome Richardson was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Kenny Burrell, and later with Earl Hines' small band.
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Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows is a 1958 studio album by Sarah Vaughan.
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Sweet 'N' Sassy is a 1964 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, arranged by Lalo Schifrin.
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In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra is an album by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Georgie Auld featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.
Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring the singer fronting a quartet augmented by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.
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