Sarah Vaughan - Vaughan And Violins (1958/2018)

This vintage album was recorded in Paris and accommpanied by Quincy Jones and his lush arrangments with strings and violins. Her voice is like a liquid silk that floats so elegantly and smoothly in the sea of lush orchestra. It is also an incredibly romantic record. Songs such as "The Thrill is Gone", "Please Be kind", only Sarah could sing like this kind of songs with her unlimited range and improvisation. This record inspires so many artists such as Johnny Mathis who admitted that he played this record at home several times. It's like a concept album. She tells a story with the first opening song "This is my first affair...please be kind" and the album ends with "The Thrill is gone...this is the end". The songs here talk about the pleasure, the thrill, the solace and the pain of love. This is a Sarah Vaughan's masterpiece album. Her voice in this record remains truly magical, soulful, romantic, sumptuous, lush and divine!