No Count Sarah is a studio album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan released in August 1959.[2][3]

No Count Sarah
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1959
RecordedAugust 6–8, 1957
StudioFine Sound Studios, New York City
GenreVocal jazz
Length35:26
LabelEmArcy
ProducerJack Tracy
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows
(1958)
No Count Sarah
(1959)
After Hours at the London House
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The title refers to the fact that Vaughan was accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, but without Count Basie. Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Scott Yanow gave it a four-and-a-half stars rating and called it "one of the best of all Sarah Vaughan recordings. Highly recommended".[1] It features "astounding vocalese"[4] from Vaughan on tracks including "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "No 'Count Blues".

Track listing

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  1. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 3:58
  2. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:34
  3. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:43
  4. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 2:31
  5. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:19
  6. "No 'Count Blues" (Thad Jones, Sarah Vaughan) – 5:27
  7. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 5:09
  8. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 3:17
  9. "Missing You" (Ronnell Bright) – 3:28

Personnel

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The Count Basie Orchestra

References

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  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 31, 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 10, 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Sarah Vaughan Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 On Verve Select", All About Jazz, July 3, 2013.