
Sarah Vaughan - Live At The Berlin Philharmonie 1969 - The Lost Recordings LP
180-gram double LP "Sarah Vaughan had one of the magnificent voices of the 20th century, and she put it through extraordinary paces. Then she might turn around and swing a show tune with a light touch. She could do both and everything in between." — Kevin Whitehead, for NPR's Fresh Air. To read his whole review of Sarah Vaughan from Live At The Berlin Philharmonie 1969, click here. It is at a very special moment in Sarah Vaughan's life that this double recital, recorded on November 9, 1969 at the Berlin Philharmonie, takes place. To everyone's astonishment, this small, clumsy 45-year-old silhouette will sing that evening one of the most masterful stage performances of her career that could be captured by a recording. In almost two hours, she will silence all reticence by proving how much her approach to music remains eminently topical. Surrounded with an elegance as discreet as it is stimulating by a trio that is a past master in the art of understatement, free of mannerisms, still as