L’album "Send In The Clowns" de Sarah Vaughan est une œuvre élégante et introspective qui met en lumière toute la maturité artistique de la chanteuse. Sorti au début des années 1980, cet enregistrement révèle une Sarah Vaughan au sommet de son art, portée par une voix d’une richesse et d’une maîtrise exceptionnelles.

À travers une sélection de standards et de ballades, dont la célèbre chanson-titre issue de la comédie musicale A Little Night Music, Sarah Vaughan explore des émotions profondes : "nostalgie, amour, solitude et résilience". Les arrangements, sobres et raffinés, laissent toute la place à son interprétation nuancée, où chaque note semble racontée plutôt que simplement chantée.

Cet album incarne une période plus intime de sa carrière, où la virtuosité vocale se met entièrement au service de l’émotion.

Musicians :
Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Andy Simpkins (double bass), George Gaffney (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Harold Jones (drums), The Count Basie Orchestra horn & section players (Bobby Plater, Danny Turner (alto saxophone), Dixon, Kenny Hing (tenor saxophone), Johnny Williams (baritone saxophone), Sonny Cohn, Willie Cook, Frank Szabo, Bob Summers, Dale Carley (trumpet), Mitchell “Bootie” Wood; Dennis Wilson; Grover Mitchell (trombone), Bill Hughes (bass trombone).

- Sarah Vaughan "Send In The Clowns" 180 gram vinyl !
- Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog tape !
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings !
- Housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket !

Sarah Vaughan and her working trio team with the "no Count" Basie band for this 1981 collection their first studio meeting in 20 years ! They create a magical album that evokes the days when singer and orchestra shared the stage at the original Birdland. The program looks back even further in the Divine One's career, with the inclusion of her early hit "If You Could See Me Now," while also featuring one of her last signature songs in the title track. The entire program, arranged with flair by Sammy Nestico and Allyn Ferguson, is a tour de force that finds Vaughan letting all stops out in a setting that matches her sublime vocals.

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a handsome Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.