Sara Vaughan Sassy (Acoustic Sounds) Vinyl LP 2024

1. Lush Life
2. I'm the Girl
3. Shake Down the Stars
4. I've Got Some Crying to Do
5. My Romance
6. I Loved Him
7. Lonely Woman
8. I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over
9. The Boy Next Door
10. Old Folks
11. Only You Can Say
12. A Sinner Kissed an Angel

Recorded in 1956 for the EmArcy label, Vaughan joins with Hal Mooney and his orchestra to dive head-first into a collection of iconic ballads and standards. Opening with Billy Strayhorn's 'Lush Life', Vaughan weaves her way through the set, which showcases her at her best. Rodgers & Hart's 'My Romance' is a notable performance, and the raw emotion in 'I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over' is palpable. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.