At Mister Kelly's

I was almost determined to not like this, a live jazz record by someone I've literally never heard of before from the 1950s sounded like a punishment. However, it won me over and it was actually enjoyable enough for me to listen to the Spotify 35 minutes, then hunt out the "rest" of the album that wasn't available there. This was definitely a good move, as some of the later songs were brilliant. I love the fact that this is so live that there's not just the odd mistake, there's an entire song where she doesn't know the words and just makes it up on the spot. Sheer brilliance!

у каминчика бы зимой это послушать, прям хорошо было бы

Это чилловый джаз. Это хороший голос. Это классические песни. Ну звучит оно мило и приятно. Всё?

Very 1950s, almost sounds like it's out of a fallout game. Coffee Jazz on the instrumentals. Audio quality for a live recording made in the 1950s is very good. Sarah has a very nice voice. The instrumentals are very subdued, which is a good thing because it allows her voice to really shine as the star of the show. 6/10

Decent, somewhat raw but charming in a way

Recording quality seems great for the time.

Her charisma is off the charts! Such a nice record, kudos to the piano player too!

not my type of music..

Not a bad album but not my particular taste

Awesome live light jazz album. Piano, trumpet and vocals.

Live album and the crowd noise is a distraction. Nice bluesy/jazzy music other than that.

Not my jam. Strong voice though. Can imagine she would have been popular in her day.

Cigars and smoke filled rooms kinda vibe, needed a drink and a suit to enjoy this. Love her voice

Interesting Jazz album. Great to hear the live recorded version.

Esse álbum é muito bom. Uma delicia de gravação.

Not my thing, but can see the appeal

I am not the biggest fan of jazz, but I really enjoyed it! Sarah’s voice was so relaxing.

preciosura total, una caricia al alma❤️‍🩹🫡 9/10

Very nice live performance!

I could listen to this over and over. Sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday. Clear like a bell. It's nice that they keep the bloopers. How High the Moon is a bit disappointing. Either do it your own way, or do it Ella's way but really go for it (hard mode). But don't do it Ella's way and half-ass it. Then the contrast it just too obvious.

3/5. This album reminded me a lot of the Ella Fitzgerald albums I would hear my dad play on his stereo while cooking his Sunday “gravy.” Just an enjoyable jazz album.

I have listened to Sarah Vaughan before, and I like her, but this one was just Ok.

It was amazing, loved the truly live feel, that they didn't cut out things that nowadays would be trimmed to make it tighter and neater. Had never heard of Sarah Vaughn before this and now shes on a part of my daily rotation

I am such a slut for a live recorded album and this one is fantastic. Gonna have to replay Fallout.

I often put on mid-20th century jazz musicians while working, so Sarah Vaughan was a nice addition to the daily grind. Maybe it’s because I didn’t know anything by her coming into this listen, but I do generally prefer the artists better known for the songs on this live album than Vaughan herself. A prime example is the opening “September In The Rain.” While not originally by Dinah Washington, her 1960 performance surpasses all others with its string-dominated background and more consistent tempo. I already associate “Honeysuckle Rose” with the Queen of Jazz, so in my eyes any other performance is bound to fall short of Ella’s. Vaughan’s rendition of “Just A Gigolo” sets quite a different tone than Louis Prima’s does, but I’m here for it. My favorite version of that song, though, has to be David Lee Roth’s. What could’ve been a staple of Diver Down might just be Roth’s best solo work. I feel like At Mister Kelly’s would’ve been better with more originals instead of songs already (or soon to be) perfected by others. But at the end of the day, Sarah Vaughan has one of the best voices in jazz, and there’s no ignoring that.

Just really lovely to listen to, and oh so smooth. It makes me want to sit at a cabaret and down a bottle of wine.

What a smooth velvety voice. Love this from start to finish. I haven’t heard of Sarah Vaughan before but she must be one of the best jazz vocals like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

Very pretty voice. Still against live albums being on this list. But - she is very, very good.

Netter Hintergrundjazz bei einem Abendessen.

Despite it being a live album the recording was very clear. Love her voice will listen to more by her

Fun, intimate recording, everyone is on point and in the groove, and that energy can't help but rub off on the audience—both then and now.

Very chill, very enjoyable.

Really enjoyed this introduction to her. Honeysuckle Rose, Be Anything but Darling Be Mine, Stairway to the Stars were standouts after the first listen. Love the emotion, and I would like to explore some more.

Absolutely beautiful and human performance that I love listening to.

Solid album. Great vocals. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Such a beautiful, classic voice. This album also offers a bit of insight into the time, with the novelty of a live recording made evident by the introduction. You can imagine being in a small jazz club, knowing that this was going to be on a record.

Enjoyed it, again not my usual style but could see me listening to it again if I was in the right mood

1959’s jazz by a black woman we are living

I am not a jazz enthusiast by any stretch but I have been exploring the genre more and more. I found this to be a really good 50s style jazz album. Sara Vaughan sure can sing and her backing band is great. I listened to this on both loud speakers and headphones. If it wasn’t for the applause and the glitch at 4:03 of "Willow Weep For Me” (a mic or something was knocked over), you might mistake this for a studio album. So charming the way she recovered and sang some improvisational lyrics making fun of what happened. The recording is so good, this one would be worth owning on vinyl.

A pleasant surprise. I usually don't care much for live albums, but this one had such a great sound that it really brought you back to this one supper club in 1957 Chicago. Sarah Vaughan's voice and overall performance was top notch. A nice touch is including all the "mistakes" and improvisation done by Ms. Vaughan on Willow Weep For Me (which she apparently messed up) and How High The Moon (which she sang without knowing the words). The imperfections - and the singer just rolling with it - gives the record an authenticity you don't hear often otherwise.

Vaughan is on top form here; relaxed and having fun. Her voice is sublime and the understated accompaniment from the trio of Jimmy Jones, Richard Davis and Roy Haynes is the perfect foil for her.

The atmosphere is smoky and eerily 50s the songs are smooth, sensual and it being a live album adds to the sincerity and charm, this probably isn’t a album I would normally listen to, so I was pleasantly surprised.

I love this type of jazz. I love her voice. This album is a home run.

I can say after many hours listening to Fitzgerald and Vaughan that I'm no great fan of vocal jazz. And so it goes here. Nothing wrong with anything, except it does very little for me. How High The Moon is a bit of a reach, here's me forgetting all the words and saying the first thing that comes into my head.

Not my thing

Calming good vibes, jazzy

*MWAH*: this is what a live album should be. From the mistake in the second (I think) track but being able to play it off making true audience connection as well as in the last made this album feel as if you were in a jazz bar experiencing this live. Just for that I would jump at the opportunity to listen again and I know that a lot of the tracks were covers but Sarah has an amazing warm voice leading to this to feel fresh and special.

\"At Mister Kelly's\" by Sarah Vaughan captures the essence of her powerful crooning voice, but unfortunately, it's a recording that struggles to fully translate her energy. The album, which preserves a live performance at the legendary venue, showcases Vaughan's vocal prowess and impressive range. Tracks like \"I've Got the World on a String\" and \"Misty\" highlight her skillful interpretation and emotive delivery. However, the recording quality can be a barrier, failing to capture the dynamic presence that she was known for in live performances. This lack of energy in the recording dampens the overall impact, making it challenging to fully immerse oneself in the experience. While Vaughan's talent remains evident, \"At Mister Kelly's\" falls short in preserving the true essence of her captivating live shows. 2/5

"Fouling" it up put a smile on my face. We like people for who they are, but we love them for their mistakes. So tender and beautiful, a natural performer, and her voice carries it with so much grace.

Du bon petit jazz vocal, rien de très impressionnant, mais très bien exécuté. Elle a vraiment une très belle voix. Le style est par contre un peu répétitif d'une pièce à l'autre. 7/10

Old style vocal jazz ala Nina Simone. Fine for background music

It's alright. Probably the least interesting early female vocal jazz we've had on the list. If I wanted something like this I'd probably just listen to Nina Simone or Aretha Franklin

brutal

Sarah Vaughan was an unknown artist to me before this album. Likely because her career is eclipsed by other jazz singers from the era such as Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Holiday. I found this album to be fun but less provoking that others in the genre. Other than that, excellent voice and a fun personality cut out for lounge singing. Standout track: Just one of those things

Each song contains a consistent flow and mood. What is really cool is that it's almost like a time capsule that takes you into a Chicago jazz club in the 50's really making this album a historically relevant album. Considering the songs, they are all solid I had never heard of Sarah Vaughn before this album and maybe that's because she up against all the other ladies of Jazz who are even more popular, but she has a wonderful voice that is even more impressive considering it was all live and then her improv is impeccable and humorous. Not too mention her backing band is chill and helps create the atmosphere. September Rain was probably my favorite track

I want to listen to this while sipping a latte in a coffee shop on a rainy day orrrrr a martini in a classy bar

I think this is a great record but I’d need to listen more to get some tracks to stand out. A 3, but really a 3.5 or 4 w repeated listens

Good, but standard, jazz

Nice chill lounge music, I just don't enjoy jazz enough to feel like it was memorable at all though.

bom

50’s vocal jazz is a nice genre, and this record is fairy charming. Sarah Vaughan is a pretty good vocalist, and her personality comes through on this album (just listen to ‘How High The Moon). Granted, it does feel a little silly and unprofessional, but it humanizes the singer. Also, one of the instrumentalists was born in 1925 and is still alive. Cool.

I think I prefer jazz vocals that are a bit less showy or sink into the instrumentals more.

Allow me to preface this by saying that I don't think I heard the full album -- Wikipedia clocks this album in at 72 minutes, with 20 tracks, whereas the version on Spotify features only 9 songs in about 36 minutes. I didn't expect to be particularly into this, but it was a lovely listen. Sarah gives a phenomenal live performance, but not everything goes smoothly through the recording -- she goofs the lyrics near the start and again at the end, and her sense of humour and hearing the audience's light laughter gives this a breezier feel than I perhaps expected. It's quite charming, and prevents this from becoming a stuffier affair, as 50's jazz albums can become. Still, throughout the majority of the record, it is the sound of professional musicians doing what they love, and doing it well. I'm glad Spotify featured a shorter version of the album, as it may have gotten old by the hour mark, but the 36 minutes I spent in an old 50's jazz club this morning was enjoyable indeed.

Lovely voice, smooth piano jazz. If you like jazz, this is great, but it's just cocktail lounge background music to me.

Unbelievable sound production for a 1957 live recording. Smooth chilled jazz vibes, a beautiful voice. Not really my cup of tea though

i mean its alright

Impecable. Increíble pensar que este álbum se grabó en riguroso directo, tal como se anuncia en la primera pista. Virtuosismo vocal sin segundas tomas, porque no son necesarias.

Another good one for a smoky bar room and drinks

I loved this so much that I immediately looked up the cover Sarah Vaughan did of "Rainy Days and Mondays" only it was titled Rainy Days and "Monday", which I should have recognized as a warning. She recorded the Carpenters cover later in her life, and it shows. It sort of threw cold water on the great live album I just listened to, which captured Sarah Vaughan at the peak of her powers. She deserves to be mentioned along with Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald as amazing song interpreters.

Sarah's voice is absolutely phenomenal. I'm taking from another review of this album when I say this, but it's entirely accurate and the perfect description of this album: It's just like a warm cup of coffee and a fuzzy blanket on a cold December evening around Christmas time. I love it!

No soy muy fan del jazz pero puedo decir que este álbum no estuvo mal, le doy un 8/10 me agrado bastante.

This is a good album that I probably would not listen to again, but it's a great example of 1950's lounge jazz. I'm not sure why the cover of Ella Fitzgerald was kept on the album, especially when there is a deluxe edition with better songs, considering Sarah Vaughan did not know the words. As much as I enjoy a goof, not for three minutes.

She's definitely got pipes, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Solid live album.

A live album that’s genuinely fun to listen to! Sarah Vaughan encompasses both elegance and a sense of mischief.

Not my genre or style. Too soft. She had a nice voice though.

Nice throaty tone but too lilting and vibrato for my taste.

This was fine and I liked it being live but I'm not sure how much I care about this style of music. I appreciate it but I won't be back in a hurry

I really liked that. I think th elive aspect made it feel like I was there. What a fantastic voice

Sehr altes Album, genre an sich eher nicht ganz so meins. ich glaube worsening es mehr hören, hätte es mit besser gefallen. ich fand es immer noch gut, wenn man aber nicht wirklich auf die melodien achtet und sich die lyrics klingt alles schnell sehr identisch und gleich. trotzdem ein gutes album. würde ich es ein wenig mehr hören, würde ich es wahrscheinlich besser bewerten

A great jazz album that is the epitome of bar atmosphere with a wonderful host. Still can't get behind scat in vocisl jazz.

This is exactly what I want out of a 50's album, exactly the quintessential jazz band song experience I'm looking for. And what a voice! How did I not know Sarah Vaughan?

I love a live album where it feels like you're there. You can picture it, because it just captures a unique vibe. This isn't my favorite style of music but it's still great - can definitely tell that she was influential for artists like Amy Winehouse. I love it during Willow Weep For Me when there's some type of disruption and everyone laughs. The way that Sarah Vaughan handles it so gracefully and changes up the lyrics to comment on it and then laughs about it at the end. It's a great moment and I'm glad they included it on the album. 4 stars.

Wat repetitief en alles glijdt een beetje van me af

Live jazz albums hit so different. You can feel how intimate the setting is, and the artists tend to be the most personable with their audience. Performance wise, this is excellent too. Her voice is magnificent. Favorite track: Thou Swell

Nearly gave this a 4 before the scat singing in the last track, inoffensive background jazz. Her voice was pretty painful on headphones too.

Nice coffee shop background music, but couldn't help feel like a Big Daddy was going to come out and chin me.

Live album. not my particular taste but can appreciate the oozing vocals

A nice album, a bit to lounge for my tastes but she sang well, saved one song to a playlist.

Not my favorite

Zzz

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Just One of Those Things (3) 2 - Stairway to the Stars (6) 3 - Honeysuckle Rose (7)

lovely

I don’t think I’ve come across Sarah Vaughan before. Apple Music is saying she is jazz, so I’m a little apprehensive as usual. Hopefully, it’s easier to listen to that some other jazz music I’ve reviewed recently. Let’s listen and find out! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Willow Weep For Me, Honeysuckle Rose This was a very cosy listen. It was recorded live, and you can tell that Sarah was having fun with the music and with the crowd. There are a couple of times where she ad libs because she the song was over, and it’s very charming how she deals with this. Her vocals are pristine throughout and the music is easy to listen to. Overall, this is one of the better jazz albums I’ve listen to.

Beatiful voice with excellent control. She's certainly got a distinctive timbre that makes her identifiable as well. Very nice selection of tunes - some sincere and heartfelt, and some with a nudge and a wink, and some with both! I love how she makes a mistake in "willow weep for me," acknowledges this mistake via singing, and at the end remarks "they'll probably use that one" Even the greats are human, of course!

This is sensational. Extremely beautifully sung jazz here. Favorite track: Honeysuckle Rose

not good

4.5

The effect of presence is brilliant. Today I was there, really. At those club, among the others. What an experience!

Even though it wasn't the best quality as a live album, I still enjoyed

The audio quality and drop outs really took me out of the zone here that the live performance was desperate to conjure up.

It's simple, classic songs performed beautifully.

Really talented singer. I usually don't listen to a lot of jazz, but this was really beautiful music.

Excellent but I prefer the work of Ella Fitzgerald

Me gusta su voz y me gusta mucho este disco en vivo. No es una mera traducción de las canciones desde estudio al bar, salón o sala de concierto.

Very beautiful

I liked all the silkiness but will pass on the scatting

Jazzy 3/5

Very jazzy.

3/5

Great and vibey

её чуть знаю, её вибрато мне не нравится, но тембр в целом приятный

5/5 As a live performance and not a collection of original material, I was going to give this a max of 4, but her astonishing delivery makes every song an original. Corny but true.

alternating between maudlin and lachrymose – and sometimes, dear god, both at once.

Wonderful voice and the live album is charming with the joking - a pleasure to listen to!

The live album was fun to listen to. Good jazz vibes and enjoyable vocals

This is a nice album and I’ll be sure to listen to this the next time I need to lower my blood pressure. Nothing wowed me though.

Sarah Vaughan has a great voice, very clear and striking, and it just sounds good. Very loose performance, but it's also very enjoyable. I like this a lot, the looseness and the song choices are really inspired and it gives it a lot of charming, low-key energy. It's not a big record, but I think the low-key-ness works in its favor.

Nice laid back jazz live record. But didn’t impress me all that much. 6 out of 10

Silky

Wow, you gonna need a whisky and a cigar!!

nice jazz for background

Cool, not really my thing but she’s still talented. Liked the parts where she improvised

ugh couldn't even get through half the album. i just found it really dreary and of it's time. i do appreciate that she has incredible voice control

I could listen to this. She has a beautiful voice.

Příjemnej poslech. Paní zpívá moc pěkně 6/10

Calmest, most peaceful 35 minutes of my life

Off to a good start. Nice jazz, she's got a great voice. Live album means you get to hear the interaction with the crowd and some banter. Makes it feel very live, I dig it. How High the Moon -- she doesn't know the words, admits it, and copies Ella Fitzgerald and scats the verses. Badass, that's hilarious

This was an okay album. It didn’t seem that bad live since this came out in the 50s and people actually had to know how to sing then. Vaughan is a good singer and it shows on this album but this is a bit dated. Feels like a song grandparents would reminisce on. It’s rather short and listened to it twice but it’s hardly worth revisiting. 4.6/10

A lovely little album with a very relaxed vibe, albeit with nothing too special going on compared to studio releases

Was enjoying it to start, but the more I listened, the more it annoyed me

Again with live albums. I also prefer instrumental jazz to vocal jazz. Also prefer Billie Holiday and Nina Simone over Sarah Vaughan. Overall, it's just meh.

Nice performance even if I found it not so original. To me it is good record just like many others of that time.

Strong 8/light 9, very nice

It's alright. Nice voice, I actually enjoyed that it was live, felt like I'm there with the crowd. The last song was pretty bad tho.

The whole album is nice. Really smooth tunes, relaxed vibe, and of course she has an incredible voice. I bet this was amazing watching live. However I found it a bit much all in one go and found it a bit samey by the end.

Not really a jazz person but this was fun, I think if I was there for this recording I'd have a good time but it's not something I can see myself listening to much in the future

Sarah's voice and vocal control are lovely on this. And the instrumentation / arrangements on the tracks are excellent.

Stunning

Sublime. 5 / 5 stars.

I don't really think live albums have a place on the 1001 album list. This one was alright but too long. I haven't really listened to Sarah Vaughan but she's got a lovely voice. A real mellow jazz album even though it's a live album.

Hated this.

This is a great album—solid musicianship, great vocals. I love the live recording and I’m not usually a fan of live recordings.

Just not my type of music, although I can tell it's technically excellent.

Big jazz fan, but very few vocal jazz albums grab me. Didn't love this one.

One of the best “fly on the wall” live albums I’ve ever heard. The perfect mix of clean and professional with loose and intimate. Sarah has an amazing voice and the band sounds great. Also huge shoutout to the recording team for making a live 1957 recording sound better than a lot of studio albums 10 years later.

another great live album. great band, sarah sounds amazing, really chill vibes.

I found this difficult to listen to . Perhaps the way it was recorded but through my headphones it seems to shift from one ear to the other so much so I thought my headphones were broken.

I'm not crazy about live albums, but this one had a little charm. I like her voice and maybe I'll check out more of her stuff after listening to this. I'm not obsessed with anything on here, but it's a nice listen. My favourite song was September in the Rain.

Some nice tracks but the scatting got a little excessive at times.

A wonderful listening experience. Almost felt like I was at Mister Kelly's in person. Nice to listen to once, but this isn't going to be one that I listen to all day today. 3/5

An angelic and intimate counterpart to Ella Fitzgerald's more spunky and bustling 'Mack the Knife" Berlin concert. More than a good album, this record is a nice place to be at. It is a bit samey across its runtime but Sarah never fails to delight - the thing really takes off with an entirely scat improvization of How High the Moon that is simply jaw dropping.

delightful stage banter. surprised by the modern sound of the voices (like for the introduction). stunning vocals, as expected.

I was a bit bored at first, since while the live aesthetic was nice, it seemed like pretty straightforward vocal jazz of the era which isn’t necessarily my favorite. However, the ending track “How High The Moon” absolutely sold me. It felt very improvised (which I assume it was) both instrumentally and lyrically, and Vaughan’s personality absolutely was gushing out of it. I could listen to that one over and over, and it makes the whole album, and it heightened my opinion on the rest. Really good album.

Should have listened to this with my coffee. Absolute dumb decision on my part that I did not. Extremely cosy and comfortable. Usually the live sound bothers me, but this album uses it in an intimate fashion that only heightens the experience.

This is a fantastic recording, it sounds like she's here in the room with us! Her voice is incredible, even though the lyrics don't have much substance. It sounds like she put on a great show too, with some funny ad-libs. Glad to finally put a familiar name in context, I've heard of Sarah Vaughan all my life but never really listened to her.

No es mi tipo de música pero muy chill

Really enjoyed this one! Great voice. Reminded me of music they play at mcnally Robinson. An album I'll go back to for sure.

Not feeling it; she has a nice voice though. The audio quality is so clear for a recording in 1957. I have to wonder if my grandparents or their parents listened to this record? I will never know.

It isn’t really but sound, but I can tell she is extremely talented, and very cool in front of the microphone.

Cool to see an album from the 50s, and a live one at that. Sarah Vaughan is a very talented singer, a beautiful voice who I'm sure made the club go crazy. Musically this is decent although not my favourite type of music. I would enjoy playing the Fallout series to this album.

Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Great voice, the performance feels intimate. Makes me want to sit in the lounge at Mister Kelly's sipping on a whisky and chain smoking some darts.

I think this would have been lovely to have been in attendance at while knocking back a few drinks. Listening to it 70 years later is a bit tedious. 50s artists tended to be fairly one dimensional and this fits that bill. Talented musicians and a great voice with some bits of fun banter, but too long for me.

Love the older style

I don't really gravitate toward vocal jazz all that much outside of Nina Simone. I can appreciate it (and do!), but I don't seek it out too often save for specific settings or company. I don't know that I've ever listened to more than the odd song here and there from Sarah Vaughan before this but this was quite a delight. Her rapport with the audience, in particular, is a treat; it feels very casual while also feeling like a formal show - a perfect atmosphere for something like this. And her voice is top notch - it's obviously no mistake that she's considered one of the greats.

A really smooth and lovely listen, even if I may not regularly revisit.

NAURAAN LUTKUTTAAN YLEISÖ...ei mantereita liikuta tämä performanssi valitettavasti..hyvä ääni ja bändi mutta ei MAUSTEITA!!! missä mausteet?? muilla on ollut mausteita... mutta ei tässä... BLAND!... heh...mieto,mauton,vaisu,mitäänsanomaton,väritön,pliisu... tarvitsee lisää jonkinlaista vittuiluelementtiä, joka saa tämän taustamusiikin edemmällle tuupattua...nauttisin varmasti enemmän jos olisin paikan päällä ollut!! mutta heh en IHAN ELOSSA OLLUT huom. 1957 levytetty, ja en ollut silloin vielä syntynyt... born in the wrong generation to hear this specific pefrormance live....jos olisin, minä,, minun olisi pitänyt syntyä aikaisemmassa sukupolvessa jos halusin kuulla tämän livenä!! eikä siis myöhemmin... Willow Weep For Me

I would rather hammer rusty nails into my bollocks than listen to that again.

4/5. A super relaxed and well-sung album. The silly songs and side bits matched with the sad and emotional pieces really drives the human aspect of this record. It’s beautifully haunting.

Beautiful. And it has that crackle you love to hear from records of that era

The first couple songs are great especially listening to in the background, the later songs aren't as interesting and I disliked the last track.

Love Sarah Vaughn. One of my favorite Jazz vocalists of all time. This is pretty good and I like the casualness of the record. I am not a huge fan of artists who take themselves too seriously. Not really a bad song on the album. 9/10

This wonderfully splendid live album feels as though you're taking part in a delightful experience of musical aptitude and overall brilliance, as the calming, lilting voice of Sarah Vaughan takes things beyond a notch and delivers an incredible performance from beginning to end without fail. Mister Kelly's sure was lucky on the night of this show. Favorites: September in the Rain, Willow Weep for Me, Just One of Those Things, Be Anything But Darling Be Mine, Stairway to the Stars, Honeysuckle Rose, Just a Gigalo, How High the Moon, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write a Letter, If This Isn't Love, Dancing in the Dark

Jazz vocal. Está bien. Un 4.

Jazz. Canta muy bien. Un 3.

So smooth, really nice chilling music

Increíble su voz

It's not my thing, especially scat singing - but I suppose respect is due

Did my tits in, not for me

Nice jazz album let down by the last song

She has an angelic voice and anytime you are in the mood for excellent smooth jazz, this is where to look

Great voice, but not for me. Trailed off at the end too. 4/10

something a have to say that Sarah have a great performing, feels like you are alone in a bar an this music is in the background, no much to say, its really a good album to give a chance one time.

BL: never heard of Sarah Vaughan before - but saw she opened for Ella Fitzgerald so the expectations are high. Mr Kelly’s seems like one of those mythical venues smothered in history, I’d never heard of it before but to know it supported Ella Fitzgerald, Barbera Streisand, Woody Allen and Richard Pryor is quite some feat, especially for a venue with a capacity of 200 odd. So my hopes are high AL: the first thing that stuck out to me was how brilliant the recording and mastering is for a live album from ‘57 - obviously the actual PA set up was minimalistic due to the small venue size which reduces feedback but more live albums should be like this. As to the singing - she has an inflection style similar to the one Amy Winehouse would adopt many years later, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I personally find it a bit annoying and I don’t glue with it well. I can appreciate on a technical level she’s an amazing singer - unfortunately it’s just not for me, I wanted to like this album a lot though. 2/5

That's a voice which knows just how in-command the room can be. The band gets room to stretch, but of course it's a vocal jazz show. As stretching goes on that end, the longer tracklist is plenty enticing.

While I wouldn't choose to listen to this on my own, I did enjoy it far more than I expected to. That's due in part to Vaughan's incredible backing band. Those guys are doing work and the jams they're laying down are just SO tight. They know their job - providing a perfect, seamless, canvas for Vaughan's vocals - and they carry it out flawlessly. The same can't be said for Miss Vaughan. There are some really interesting choices made by the label here. They lead off with an MC telling everyone that Vaughan will be using lyric sheets but then leave in all the times when she completely flubs the lyrics. While that showcases her poise and humor, it also makes her feel like an amateur. I don't hate it but I also don't understand it. Ultimately, the mistakes and the strange choices weren't enough to kill the experience for me. I still enjoyed it. I'll most likely never listen to it again but it was fun while I did listen.

Decent jazz, evoking images of a smoky club venue, but as this was a live album it went on for soooo long that I was quite relieved when it finished.

No me gusta cuando dicen que el Jazz es aburrido, pues la mayoría del tiempo creo que lo hacen porque no quieren salir de su zona de confort, pero, esta vez, creo que decir aburrido es quedarse corto. Apenas es diferenciable una canción de otra y, fuera de, tal vez, la primer canción, no hay una sola que quiera volver a escuchar. Le doy 2 no por ser malo como tal, sino por ser extremadamente soso.

A soulful live jazz album with heart. Not usually my cup of tea, but Vaughan’s velvet voice and charming personality made this one an enjoyable quick listen.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and went on a nice jazz rabbit hole afterward. 4/5

Brilliantly calm jazz album, perfect for a rainy day or when looking to relax. Beautiful vocals and backing band.

she can belt, 1 and done for me

A jazz nightclub album. I enjoyed it. The singer was very good. Felt like you were sitting in at a table in a nightclub. I wish Jazz nightclubs were still a thing I would go.

Just beautiful. Yes, she uses her voice like a horn and like any good horn player she occasionally overstretches and bends notes too far. Her attitude is winning, too (as when she forgets the lyrics, though perhaps the second instance feels a bit contrived). "September in the Rain" might be the highlight right out of the gate, though "Embraceable You" is a strong second (full disclosure: these are songs one loves). "Write Myself a Letter" and "Dream" and "Just a Gigolo" and "Lucky in Love" are also strong. The trio’s playing is the star of the show, however, so elegant and understated. Speaking of under, jazz is just hugely underrepresented in this book. Oh, to have been in the room that night, to have been for that time a Mercury recording artist of one's own.

Very chill

Luister er niet snel naar maar lager geven kan ik niet maken - het is een goed jazz album waar vooral de vocals echt uitblinken.

Jazz album opgenomen in muziekclub Mister Kelly's, Chicago. Tracklist bestaat uit populaire pop en jazz uit de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw. Sfeervolle jazz, leuk op de achtergrond. leukste nummer: Willow Weep For Me "Willow Weep For Me" is opgedragen aan legendarische Jazz Age componist George Gershwin.

Sarah Vaughan had a wonderful voice, it's undeniable. But as sweet and warm as it was, the performances recorded for this album didn't have the painful emotion of Billie Holiday's frail timbre, nor did they have the sheer genius of Nina Simone's arrangements. I like female jazz singers when they have a strong flair for the dramatic, what are you gonna do?🤷‍♂️ Besides, here is another instance of this list singling out a live album so as to put the spotlight on an "important" artist, instead of choosing a studio recording. Which, to me, tends to signify that said artist didn't make any significant strides in the LP format, contrary to most acts popping up in this app on a daily basis. Number of albums left to review: 615 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 188 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 86 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 118 (including this one)

Loved the piano. She’s got a great voice and she’s funny too. 9/10

It was alright but all the songs sounded the same.

good but not my style

Meh, not really my kind of music and, IMO, not a good example of the genre It wasn't bad, just not good

started smiling as soon as she started singing, insane this album is making me realize just how many of these albums so far feature incredibly middling vocals by random white guys

Love SV but this is pretty average.

Gorgeous classic jazz, the fact that it’s live really adds to the charm

Fantastic jazz pop. The couple of moments where Vaughn makes a mistake only humanize her and add to the live experience.

Microphone stands falling over, forgotten lyrics, and a band who just won't end the song make out what might be the most live album ever. This is my first time listening to Sarah Vaughan, having only learned her name via a name drop in a Father John Misty track. What a voice and what a presence in each and every note. On 'Be Anything (But Be Mine)' it is as if you're transported to Chicago in 1957 with Vaughan singing directly at you and only for you. Vaughan is in complete symbiosis with her trio, and even when they disagree, as on 'Willow Weep For Me', the resulting improvisation is delightful. Jimmy Jones behind the keys especially delivers an incredible performance. And speaking of improvisation, breaking into 'How High The Moon' without knowing a single lyric is just phenomenal.

What a voice. What an absolutely stunning voice. The atmosphere on this live album is sublime. You can hear every clink of glasses, every laugh and even the microphone stand fall over at some point. It’s almost like you can smell the dense cigarette smoke that must’ve filled the air. The only thing missing from this being a five star experience is being there yourself.

Jazz vocal d'una veu mítica a un club de Xicago, que s'intueix ple de fum i a la penombra. L'ambient està força aconseguit, començant per la presentació inicial, i amb una banda de només quatre membres, destaca la veu imponent de la Vaughan en el seu millor moment

It was nice to get another mellow smooth jazz album instead of a super lively miles Davis type thing. While similar, this was way better than Billie holiday album I got but still has the usual problem of getting samey and old by the end. Fortunately this was a tight 35 minutes and the final track was cute and funny. High 3

Great singer, didn't really feel like a live album 7.7/10

BEAUTIFUL VOICE!! i absolutely love this album its very jazzy and nice, and pleasing to the ear.

Musica de lobby de hotel

Good

Lovely listen for a Sunday evening. Incredible voice, and a rare treat to hear the live audience mutterings, which adds a lot to the vibe of the record.

She has a beautiful voice. Very smooth jazz vibe.

Classic, schöne Stimme und gute Vibes…

Ich kriege bei der Musik voll Lust zu rauchen Ich fand es auch schön das das Puplikum mit aufgenommen wurde weil man dann das Gefühl kriegt man hört live zu

Insgesamt gut aber jetzt nicht hervor stehendes und nicht sehr abwechslungsreich.

Great voice and fun tracks. Not my favourite but good.

May be the greatest vocal performance I've ever heard! Not sure what more praise I can give for Ms. Vaughan, her voice is so soothing. As for the accompaniment, I'm a sucker for laid-back jazz.

She has a Lovely voice and I'm not familiar enough with vocal Jazz but I really enjoyed this

I'm stoked to get a live album from the 1950's on here. Piano and a sweet voice, with a great drummer backing up and idk what else. The theme or intention of the singer hit hard at the End. Idk hard to not feel the artist wanting to get the people to see the black struggle and fucking back off. I don't know enough to comment further. This is the kinda music I'd like to be in the room for, the stuff I live to hear. Appreciated this one.

Fantastic

3,5

-good start, love me some older songs -forgot to type stuff but it was good

Reminiscent of Ella's Fitzgerald and Etta James. Jazz trio with a singer. Her vocals are fantastic. It's a bunch of jazz standards in a live setting. Some interesting ad libs when she sings about how Ella sings the song, and how she'll try her best. Sometimes sings about how she doesn't know the words, it's amusing at times. Overall she's a great singer with a good backing band, good album

Felt like I was sitting in a smoky jazz club chain smking marlboro reds and sipping cheap bourbon. Sarah has very angelic voice and a very unique carry thru.

Banger

Really great recording, you feel as if you're part of the crowd in 1957 jamming out. Wish the host's intro was separate from the first track (my fave) so it wouldn't become tiresome but all in all very good!

goede ochtendvibes

Leuke eenmalige listen

It's not what I would usually go for, but it's really good!

LO AME

Honestly, I don't usually like live albums since I feel like they don't capture the sound well but I really liked this one. I'm also not a huge fan of jazz but it feels like they kind of cancel out in a way? It's also possible I just don't prefer just instrumental jazz. Plus 9 songs and only 35 minutes? I love that.

7/10 la wea mas agradable do mundo. pa ser live la banda y la wona tienen bueb performance pero ni la voz ni los instrumentos me fascinaron tanto. ademas nose de q año es la grabacion pero se nota q es del año del pico pq hay cmo estatica o alguna guea sonando permanentemente. igual me gusto caleta y es instant mood changer.

Nice album. Not really a stand out for me. I think Nina and Ella have firmly claimed this space in the canon. I do like a live album though. Nice energy.

perfect beautiful amazing no notes i adore her so much she was an angel on earth

Whenever we get a jazz album I put it off for a few days. It doesn't feel like a classic album at all, I'll never listen to it again, but still a 3. She's got an amazing voice

Ab in die 'ich bin kultiviert und trinke rotwein playlist'. Hammer wusste gar nicht dass es ella fitzgerald 2x gibt

Ich hasse eigentlich live Alben, aber bei sowas ists nice. Ziemlich Ella Fitzgerald mäßig

Nice smooth Jazz. Doesn't feel like a lot of jazz where they just play a bunch of random notes in weird time signatures and tell you you're just not sophisticated enough to understand.

Not bad

What a classy live album. This is how live albums should be, and honestly, in the best genre of Jazz. I don't believe a concert album should be on this list, but many Jazz albums are at their best in front of a live audience riffing with the crowd. Especially a crowd that is very small and intimate which makes it almost not feel like a live album. All that to say I really enjoyed this one. I don't think I've heard Sarah Vaughan before but I love her voice.

A live album, and it turns out it's another artist on the list of "Black artists who only get one album on this list and it's live." The atmosphere is excellent though, a sultry jazz club setting. The live elements here work well to transport you to that time and place. Her voice sounds very familiar and comforting. A handful of standards in here, but she does great work with them. Great music to have on in the background, and not in a demeaning way. This kind of jazz is just relaxing. Great job Ms. Vaughan. Favorite tracks: September Rain, Willow Weep for Me, Dancing in the Dark, Just a Gigolo, Embraceable You. Album art: Actually quite good, I like this city nightlife scene. A lot going on in the picture, but the font/title in the top corner keeps things grounded. Really dig this cover. 4/5

Despite the excellent venue name, this is not my thing at all. Great voice but the music doesn’t make me feel anything. I enjoyed the ad lobbing at the end.

Listened Before? N Good jazz album. Very impressive vocals considering it was recorded live. I liked the humorous break at the end of one of the songs where she essentially quit because she thought she messed it up badly but it was still sounding amazing. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Thou Swell

Favorites: -Just one of those things -Be anything but darling be me -Stairway to the stars

Enjoyable

Excellent album. Great peak jazz. 5/5

Emy Wijnhuis heeft hetzelfde irritante gejengel in haar zang, maar bij haar kan het net hebben. Sarah's zang daarentegen stoort me echt en ik kon er dus ook helemaal niets mee.

Aanvankelijk vond ik dit wel relaxed, maar op den duur vond ik haar sten heel irritant worden. Vooral bij al die 'doebieda's'

The recording is full of hiss and mics peaking. ruins the best parts of the songs Nothing majorly wrong with the album, jazz just doesnt really hit the spot either feels like a novel genre used for Christmas albums. TLDR Great vocals, feels overly dated to have much impact though but recording poopoo

Sarah Vaughan's At Mister Kelly's was all new music for me. I've heard other artists versions of at least a couple of the tracks, but Sarah Vaughan is a new artist for me. Vaughan is talented, and her talent is even more evident through this live recording. The album was enjoyable but not an album that I'm likely to play again. The jazz vocals of "How High the Moon" are hard on my attention span. The rest of the album was at least okay.

Absolutely beautiful voice

Beautiful live album. You really feel like you are in the club listening to it.

B-O-R-I-N-G

Loved it. She was a great artist

Vocal jazz isn't really my bag

September In The Rain- 8 Willow Weep For Me- 9 Just One Of Those Things- 8 Be Anything But Darling Be Mine- 9 Thou Swell- 8 Stairway To The Stars- 8 Honeysuckle Rose- 9 Just a Gigolo- 7 How High The Moon- 10 (kinda funny)

beautiful voice, casual setting, easy to get lost in

Nice voor de zondagmiddag. Zeker opgeslagen

Vond het verrassend wat voor een gevoel dit live album had als je bedenkt dat het uit de jaren 60 komt, dan zou je niet denken dat de kwaliteit zou goed is. Had door die live versie echt het gevoel alsof je zelf in een jazz cafe zat met een whiskey en een sigaar. Album begint voor mijn gevoel wel een stuk swingender dan die eindigt had voor mij niet gehoeven

Ik denk dat het mede te maken heeft met de ellende die we afgelopen week hebben moeten luisteren dat dit album als een totale zegen over me heen kwam. Vond het heerlijk om meegenomen te worden in de live recording en lekker aan m’n scriptie getypt met dit als achtergrondgeluid Eigenlijk een 3,5

Mooie stem en fijne rustige instrumentatie, had na een paar nummers er wel genoeg van

Pas mal!

Even though the album is fairly short, all tracks blend into one. Not too many standing out ones besides first few. I'm definitely not a jazz-head much... Still have to admit the production/quality of the album is stellar! Rating: 2.5 (Neutral) Wouldn't mind listening to this album in the background while sitting in a cafe. Best song: Willow Weep For Me (Some parts of this song reminded me of one of Bjork's songs. Beautiful piano work) Worst song: How High The Moon (High notes of the singer's voice were unpleasant to listen to).

better than ella fitzgerald in my opinion

Crystal clear and beautiful proof that Sarah Vaughan was one of the greatest singers in jazz - and one of the funniest.

The voice of Sarah Vaughan was a favorite of my mother. So I have a bit of a sweet spot for her. The sound is incredibly pleasant and makes you want to curl up on a New Orleans porch with a book and a tall cold glass of iced tea.

This is the most demur live show I've ever heard. It's a little unsettling. A black woman at a club in 1957 standing in front of an audience singing and in between songs addressing the audience with politeness and niceties. You can hear the whiteness in the golf claps from the audience. Sarah Vaughan has a great voice very similar to Ella Fitzgerald. The piano softly keying in the background and a measured delivery by Sarah V creates a really eerie experience... Beware of your surroundings when listening to this. For example if there's an older woman slowly stirring her tea with a metal spoon near you ... GET OUT!

Sarah Vaughan is another of the very few artists whose careers long pre-date the mid-50s start of the 1001 list. But she’s the only one of those artists that I wasn’t familiar with before this album. Ultimately, Vaughan has a great voice for jazz, but it's not quite as transcendent as contemporaries like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

Beautiful voice, I wish the recording quality were better or I was there in person.

What a voice! I’d definitely be happy to hear Ms. Vaughan sing again.

give me a cigarette and let me smoke inside

Excellent. Sarah Vaughan is a wonderful singer and she sounds very relaxed and comfortable on stage here. I like that the recording leaves in the loose and candid moments too. Like when she jokes that she messed up “Willow Weep For Me,” or when she confesses she doesn’t know the words to “How High the Moon.” Great backing band. The pianist (Jimmy Jones) in particular caught my attention a bunch.

Really beautiful vocal jazz. I've never listened to her but I've been meaning to ever since hearing this lyric in a Father John Misty Song: "We sang "Silent Night" in three parts which was fun 'Til she said that she sounds just like Sarah Vaughan I hate that soulful affectation white girls put on". She does have a beautiful voice and the piano really gels with her performance nicely. That's something that is always trying to be captured in jazz and captured in jazz recordings because so much of what makes jazz good is the chemistry between the performers. Most jazz albums are pretty much "live" anyway right? Just not always in front of a live audience. Definitely differs than other genres (pop, rock) where everything is recorded separately and meticulously worked on. "Stairway to the Stars" really blew me away. Very mysterious and intimate. I love the improvisational approach in "How High The Moon". The lyrics are hilarious! She's like "I don't know the lyrics to this song but I'm gonna sing it anyway. Ella Fitszgerald sings this song real real real crazy. [scat] That's the way she sings it, so I'm gonna try to sing it that way for you so here goes." Incredible!! This album went by way too fast for me. I loved it. Will listen more and I'm now a Sarah Vaughan fan!

Best Song: September in the Rain. Nicely melancholy, although could do without the recording industry intro. Worst Song: Stairway To The Stars. A prime example of the syrupy, over-indulgence that plagues a lot of this genre of music. Overall: She's got a nice voice, but I'm not sure it's so wonderful to havie the staying power necessary for me to want to listen to this today. Hearing her sing about Ella Fitzgerald just made me wonder why not listen to her instead?

3.5/5

Mister Kelly’s was the club in Chicago to perform or watch . Sarah’s rendition of Stairway to the Stars is tremendous.

at mister kelly's was a charming album. small details can go a long way: the falling R on the album cover, the introduction on the first song about the entire audience being mercury recording artists for the night, vaughan needing to find "a key" in the beginning of "willow weep for me". it was extremely easy to listen to this album. vaughan had a lovely voice and sings these songs beautifully with her backing band. but i suppose it was a little too easy because the songs melted into one another. there was nothing bad about this album; it just didn't have much to make it stand out.

I had never heard of Sarah Vaughan, but I was happy to get the chance to learn a bit about her and check out her music! This live album was easy to listen to and pleasant, but again like many albums on this project, it lacked a real "spark" that I look for in live albums. Despite the lack of live energy, I did feel like the performance had a very intimate energy that the recording captured well. And again, jazz isn't really my favorite genre, so I didn't care about this as much as others might. That said, her voice was beyond smooth and made this a fun listening experience in a genre I typically don't care much about.

Incredible. Absolutely loved it.

honeysuckle rose & willow weep for me are gorgeous songs. beautiful album.

Live albums suck

A live album. Her voice is amazing but her jazz trio is recorded way too far back in the mix. I find ithe over loud vocals quite off-putting as I want to hear the backing melody. A shame really. 2

Literally who is Mister Kelly

Genre: Jazz Favorite songs: September in the rain

Vibe

The announcer really did Sarah dirty by announcing at the stop she would be using lyric sheets. Otherwise all I’m hearing is Mya Rudolph doing scat improv here.

The cover is a mess, how is the music? Uninispired lounge music. Way to turn good songs into dreary slow meandering outings. She can sing to some degree, if rather limited in her conveyance of emotion. I suppose she is a product of her time. I just recomend that people compare her version of Just a Gigolo with that performed by Dave Lee Roth or Louis Prima.

nice Blues / Jazz voice; but for me the music is a little bit too old-fashioned; not a fan;

Absolutely riveting voice.

She had a lovely voice.

Jazzy

And just like that -click- I was a Sarah Vaughan fan.

"I don't know the words of this song but I'm going to sing it anyway"

Pleasantly pleasant. It didn’t imprint on my heart, but I enjoyed my time with it. Excellent album cover!

jag trodde jag inte skulle gilla detta, men började uppskatta ädnå .

beautiful voice, nice songs but there are definitely plenty of better live jazz singer albums out there

incredible. iconic. gorgeous