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In the Land of Hi-Fi is a 1955 (see
1955 in music-Events:*January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT." The label drops the list price on LPs from $5.95 to $3.98, EPs from $4.95 to $2.98, 45 EPs from $1.58 to $1.49 and 45's from $1.16 to $.89...
) album by the American
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
singer
Sarah VaughanSarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". She had a contralto vocal range....
. It was recorded on October 26 and 27 1955, in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
.
Track listing
- "Over the Rainbow
"Over the Rainbow" is a classic ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in that movie. Over time it would become Garland's signature song.In the film, part of the song is played by the MGM...
" (Harold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music.Having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to being the composer of The Wizard of Oz, Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook.His 1938 song "Over the Rainbow”...
, Yip HarburgEdgar Yipsel Harburg , known as E.Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers...
) – 3:30
- "Soon
"Soon" is the name of at least five songs.One is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Helen Gilligan and Jerry Goff in the 1930 revision of the musical Strike Up the Band....
" (George GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are universally familiar....
, Ira GershwinIra Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
) – 2:37
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble
Ray Noble was an English bandleader, composer, arranger and actor. Noble studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and became leader of the HMV Records studio band in 1929. The band, known as the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, featured members of many of the top hotel orchestras of the day...
) – 2:32
- "I'll Never Smile Again
"I'll Never Smile Again" is a popular song written by Ruth Lowe in 1939 and recorded and made famous by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra providing the vocal...
" (Ruth LoweRuth Lowe was a Canadian pianist and songwriter. She wrote the song "I'll Never Smile Again" after her husband died during surgery...
) – 2:35
- "Don't Be on the Outside" (George Kelly
George Kelly was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, vocalist and arranger born in Miami, Florida, perhaps best-known for his works with Panama Francis first in the 1930s and again in the 1970s, the latter dates representing a newly formed "Savoy Sultans"...
, Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) – 3:01
- "How High the Moon
"How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.-Most notable recordings:...
" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan LewisMorgan Lewis may refer to:*Morgan Lewis , Governor of New York State, U.S.A.*Morgan Lewis *Morganics, hip hop artist Morgan Lewis-See also:*Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, law firm*Lewis Morgan...
) – 2:36
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader.Duke Ellington became one of the most influential artists in the history of recorded music, and is largely recognized as one of the greatest figures in the history of jazz, though his music stretched into...
, Don George, Johnny HodgesJohn Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges was an American alto saxophonist best known for leading Duke Ellington's saxophone section for 38 years.Hodges started playing with Lloyd Scott, Sidney Bechet, Lucky Roberts and Chick Webb...
) – 3:20
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar , was a prominent American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for "Swanee," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Tea for Two," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written.Caesar was born Isidor Keiser and died in New York City,...
, Vincent YoumansVincent Youmans was an American popular composer and Broadway producer.- Life :Vincent Millie Youmans was born in New York City on September 27, 1898 and grew-up on Central Park West on the site where the Mayflower Hotel once stood. His father, a prosperous hat manufacturer, moved the family to...
) – 2:57
- "Maybe" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:34
- "An Occasional Man" (Ralph Blane
Ralph Blane was an American composer, lyricist, and performer.-Biography:Born Ralph Uriah Hunsecker in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Blane was the son of grocery store owners. He attended Tulsa Central High School...
, Hugh MartinHugh Martin is an American musical theatre and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He is best known for his score for the classic 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St. Louis, in which Judy Garland sang three Martin songs, "The Boy Next Door", The Trolley Song, and Have Yourself a Merry...
) – 2:33
- "Why Can't I?" (Lorenz Hart
Lorenz "Larry" Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include, "Blue Moon", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Mountain Greenery", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Where or When", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", "Falling in...
, Richard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
) – 2:54
- "Oh My" (Joe Greene
Joseph Greene may refer to:*Joseph Greene, science fiction editor and author*Joe Greene , Canadian political figure, from Ontario Liberal Party; Member of Parliament and cabinet minister...
) – 2:21
Personnel
Sara Vaughan and the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra:
- Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". She had a contralto vocal range....
– vocals
- Ernie Royal
Ernest Andrew Royal was a jazz trumpeter.His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band recording The Genius of Ray Charles .He began in LA as a member of Les Hite's Orchestra in 1937...
, Bernie GlowBernie Glow was a trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s....
– trumpets
- Kai Winding
Kai Chresten Winding was a popular Danish trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson.-Biography:...
, J. J. Johnson – trombones, trumpets
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
- Sam Marowitz – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and piccolo...
– flute, tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones may refer to:*Jimmy Jones , American jazz pianist*Jimmy Jones , American singer/songwriter*Jimmy Jones , played for Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers...
– piano
- Turk VanLake – guitar
- Joe Benjamin
Joseph Rupert "Joe" Benjamin was an American jazz bassist.Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Benjamin played with numerous high-profile jazz musicians in a variety of idioms...
– double bass
- Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Haynes is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz and in his over 60-year career has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz...
– drums
- Ernie Wilkins
Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. was a jazz arranger and writer who also played tenor saxophone. He might be best known for his work with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie...
– arranger, conductor
Production:
- Dennis Drake – remixing, remastering
- Ellie Hughes, Tom Hughes – artwork, design
- Seth Rothstein, Richard Seidel – preparation
- Bob Shad
Bob Shad was a music producer and record label owner. He produced the first album by Big Brother and the Holding Company...
– producer