At Mister Kelly's

I've certainly heard worse and more annoying jazz and she does have very nice voice. But it's still smug and quite annoying.

Probably good if this is what floats your boat but I'm not big on this style of singing and there's no where else to go on a recording like this. Also a live album so there's a lack of intention or getting the best take - so it's performance and songwriting and these songs are just sappy old things.

Tiene una linda voz pero lastimosamente no es mi estilo.

Pleasant enough, but doesn't stand out from the jazz pack.

This live album offers a beautiful performance from Jazz extraordinaire Sarah Vaughan which on occasion does draw a meaningful comparison to Ella Fitzgerald in sound. 7/10 [KEEP]

Alright if in the right mood I think and I’m sure it’s technically very good but I can’t imagine when I would ever be in the right mood for this

2.3 it was probably a lot better live, but i listened to it in the car. I liked How High The Moon as she didnt remember the lyrics.

September- 5/10 Willow- 6/10 Just- 5.5/10 Be anything- 4.5/10 Thou swell- 6.5/10 Stairway to the stars- 4.5/10 Honeysuckle- 6.5/10 Just a gig- 4/10 high the moon- 3/10 Final rating- 2/5

This one mostly bored me which was sad because I dig Sarah Vaughan.

It's interesting as a piece of history, but one too many sha-ba-dee-boo-da-ba-do for me to really enjoy it as anything other than a time capsule.

Rating: 5/10 Apparently there's a bunch of bonus tracks in the digital release/youtube playlist I was listening to which makes sense cause the original probably just fit on two sides of a vinyl, but they actually recorded a lot more live at the club that became the CD expanded edition. Anyway, I took that fact as an opportunity to tap out after the original tracklist cause making it 11 more tracks was not going to be fun for me. Pleasant background music, with a good voice in Vaughan, for sitting at a bar in 1957 but it's just not anything more than that for me. Looks like the 50's will continue to be by far the lowest rated music for me with the occasional gem

not bad dont care

A vibe I appreciate, but not one I'd come back to.

Good singer, boring album.

Great voice but this isn’t my jam. Bee be doo bap zippa Dee bap bap wow.

Niet afgeluisterd. Goed voor een jazzcafé maar niet voor een hele plaat.

Really not my cup of tea

It was okay. I love a live album and the vocals were pretty good, but nothing that drew me in or wowed me.

Starts off strong but quickly becomes dull. I can see the appeal if I was there in a smoky jazz club with a cocktail but sadly I am not. I don't know enough about jazz to say what type I prefer so the best I can go for is 'Ore No Ryomi 2 soundtrack jazz'. This was not that.

Some very cringe sing songy ad libs singing things like "I've forgotten the words to this song" and "Ella Fitzgerald sings it like this, I'm gonna sing it like that too". The sound quality is great for a 50s live recording but I found it to just sound so similar all the way through and just bored

Once again, I'm convinced that jazz isn't my thing. Even vocal jazz without any complex mathematical rhythms tired me out, although everything sounds completely effortless: a trio of piano, double bass, and drums, and Sarah Vaughan's velvety voice, which is the main instrument here. And considering that the album was recorded live, twenty years before in-ear monitors were used, and forty before the invention of auto-tune, her powerful vocal control is even more impressive. The atmosphere of a 1950s Chicago bar lingers throughout the entire half hour; the problem is, for me, that half hour felt like an hour and a half. These turn-of-the-century jazz standards are incredibly repetitive; at some point, they fade into the background, the Chicago bar begins to resemble a bad musical, and listening to it all becomes boring. But if jazz is your thing, the full version of this concert, almost an hour and a half long, is available on streaming services.

Vocal Jazz isn't really for me apparently. Favorite track: Be Anything Darling, But Be Mine

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background First listen I played the entire extended cut...might have been a mistake. I just couldn't get into it.

Was bored.

i do like live albums. i do not like jazz

Es en vivo, me gustó la intro que le avisaban a la gente que lo estaban grabando y eso, pero el disco bastante flojo. Nada memorable.

canta increible, no la conocía. Me hizo sentir que estaba adentro de una cantina yankee en los 60

Legalzinho..

Nett, aber hat mich schnell verloren.

Jazz isn’t usually my bag. This live performance is kind of cool, but it just sounds a bit dull to me. Sarah’s voice is clearly strong, but it’s very forward and a bit strident to my ears. Maybe it’s the recording but I’m just not into this at all. 2

Сара 2,5 Марко 2

I liked it but it was meh

niet echt iets voor mij

het is geen slechte voorstelling, maar dit verliest op de plaat heel veel charme, ik denk dat de avond heel fijn was, maar dat terugluisteren voelt een beetje als uw oude concertvideos terugkijken. de geluidskwaliteit is simpelweg veel te slecht voor mij, met hoe schel alle hoge noten en vibratos klinken. ook de backing band is veel te zacht.

Yes I like jazz

Past a certain point the music sounds old fashioned even to me. I just don't enjoy this style of music.

Fine, but not for me. Jazz is more interesting with lyrics, but just barely.

Beautiful voice. Intimate setting. I couldn’t help but smile during the more meta moments. However, there are parts that are a bit too tired and understated for me. This is a live album that would pair nicely as background music for dinner (for better or worse).

Last night, I had to beat my kid on the ass real hard because he bawled about spending the night at his grandmother's place. I smacked him with the back of my hand real good, and that sent him running and screaming into the kitchen to find Grammy. I felt like the boss (for once) and left Mom's house without saying goodbye--little brat. And then, dammit, Sylvie nagged me all during dinner about the oil in the staircase polish and about how it keeps ruining her night gowns, and I'd just about had it with her squawking when a blotch of mustard slipped off my fork and landed on my favorite tie. I had to go outside and smoke two cigarettes and kick the curb until my toe hurt just to keep from knocking the waiter's block off because of his several nose pimples. We made it to the club about two minutes before showtime (a single stroke of luck). The bouncer showed us to a little table by the bar, and Tall Joe Shmoe in front of me was blocking the stage and laughing real hard in this airy, hacking way, and I was pretty sure this was the worst night of my entire life. But then she started singing. She started singing, and every inconvenience of the night--every inconvenience of my entire life--just kind of slid off my back and collected on the floor in front of the bar. I couldn't see her, but it didn't matter. A voice like a blessing, a voice like the calming hand of God. I thought: This is fine, oh yes, this is very fine.

linda voz lindo todo, pero no me genero nada. es un 2.5 PERO NO PUEDO PONER MEDIA ESTRELLAS

Yeah not my type but cool

this didn't do anything for me

las canciones muy buenas pero se escuchaba como el orto

sounds like the stuff they play at portillos

Nice voice and nice sound, but it’s definitely more like background music than anything.

Jazz, a bit repetitive. Good, but a bit repetitive. Felt like a drag going along the album.

She's got a pretty voice and the sound is straight out of 1957 but lovely. Love the accompaniment. Hearing Just a Gigolo on this album is kind of crazy as the much later rendition of that song by David Lee Roth is epic. Crazily it seems the song was originated in 1929, so this is a cover, too. Wild!

It is okay, but not exactly my type. I don't think I will listen to this again, but it was an okay listen. This type of music is good, but either this isn't the album for me, or I am not in the headspace for this kind of music for now. I like music similar to this, but this album I think wasn't the one

Good stuff here, not my particular jam, but good stuff for sure.

Cozy jazz but just not for me. I would have given this a 3, but her scatting in the last song drove me insane.

Love Sarah Vaughan's voice and this is a very nice live performance recording for 1957 but it's good music for background or to unwind but she does have better records.

Как для джаза очень неплохо. Но всё же нет

Salonkikelpoista, pehmeää jazzia. Live-esityksen aikana tapahtuvat kömmähdykset ja yleisön kanssa jutustelu tuovat lisämakua tähän muuten todella unohdettavaan levytykseen.

Was ok just not my bag of chips.

Glad to have heard this, even though big band jazz singers are not really my thing

Not a patch on Ella

Great voice but this doesn't do anything for me. Nothing bad about it but I won't have it on again.

beautiful voice, really nothing that I enjoy listening to, giving it a 2

Meinas lähtee vaihtoon parin biisin jälkeen työvuorossa, mutta jaksoi sen kuunnella lopulta loppuun.. vastapainoksi ehkä omia kuunnelluimpia listalta tehosoittoon

Emmää oikein päässyt tähänkään sisään. Varmaan olis ihan jees jossain hämyisessä luolassa kuunnella livenä tätä, mutta nyt jäi kyllä vähän piippuun. Ei nyt mitään täyttä paskaa kuitenkaan.

zonder afbreuk te doen aan Sarah, maar dit is niet mijn ding

Lovely voice, bad recording. It's almost a shame that so many phenomenally talented musicians end up making jazz haha

This is a perfectly adequate soft jazz album, though it also doesn’t jump out to me as special (beyond the artist’s obvious talent). The live recording doesn’t seem to add much to the listening experience.

Great voice and talented but felt like I was listening to covers at a bar - especially when she was ad libbing about not knowing the lyrics

I can recognize the talent but otherwise, doesnt do anything for me

Beautiful background music for a classy jazz bar setting and honestly that’s about the only place I can see myself putting this on. It’s just too low energy and slow for me to go out of my way to listen to it. Sarah Vaughan’s voice is stunning and there’s a smokiness to it that I found slightly off putting if I’m being honest. I appreciate the talent though, it’s just not really for me.

A bit extreme if i say i hate it but i also dont love it The kinda music that plays in the background at a restaurant

3/10 все из-за каких то кривляний которые уши режут

Not much to say about this really. I'm neither a fan nor a follower of jazz and was unaware of Sarah Vaughan, but she has a gorgeous voice and she sings the songs beautifully, although not so much that it's obvious why this live album should be included in a list of albums I Need to listen to. Still, I'm a completions, so it's played through a few times this afternoon and, as chilled as this is, I'll have probably forgotten about it in a few days. Favourite tracks are Willow Weep For Me (even though it appears she messes it up!) and Just A Gigolo. 2 stars - nice but unremarkable.

I thought this had a lot of potential after the first two songs but found the rest to be lacking anything other than the same wailing and moaning with piano tinkling. Could for background music to a 50s upscale swarthy party

A beautiful voice, but just not the kind of music I'm into. At least I'm now aware of an artist I'd never heard of.

Jeg er ikke jazz-fan, og jeg begynder at tro, at jeg aldrig bliver det. Det er jo ikke dårligt, hun synger glimrende, og bandet spiller kanon. Jeg kunne ønske, at hun lod være med at trække hver en lang tone ud med den vibrato-facon, hun lægger for dagen, men det er nok bare mig. I min optik er topmålet af jazz, når man bare sætter det på og glemmer det fuldstændig - og det må man sige er tilfældet med dette album. Forglemmeligt og lyden af at tage elevatoren på et 4-stjernet hotel. 2.3.

Not for me. I'm sure it's good for what it is but vocal jazz is not something I like to listen to.

1.75. Maybe the outside sounds were too loud on my walk, but the music was so down low in the mix that it just sounded like Sarah Vaughn was talk-singing in my brain and it wasn’t very pleasant.

oh god jazz kill me now wasnt horrible just not optimal 5.7/10

Nice voice, but jazz

Just not my flavour of jazz this at all. Can't really deal with the lounge sing-song stuff, even if it is a great voice.

Я бы послушала такое, играя в Shadows of Doubt, а так ну... не мое, эгейн. Но приятно в контексте подходящей игры, фильма...

I'm all for live performances but this one wasn't it

The ending to Willow Weep For Me was funny. For that reason, I will make it a 2, as I still don't like old jazz.

Not bad per se but I felt nothing. I want to feel something!

An okay album I will never think about again. I'd like it more if Tom Waits told dirty jokes and made bad puns for 5 minutes between every song. Real missed opportunity perhaps best explained by the fact that Tom Waits was 7 years old when this album came out.

Idk listening to this while building a Temu brand Lego castle didn’t hit

Good album, not one I’d go out my way to listen to again but overall nice

Im sorry this great just really really not my type of music man

-sehr getragen -nicht so meins -4/10

Jazz standards. To be honest some of the songs I recognize and have heard better versions. She references Ella Fitzgerald in one of the songs… which is a mistake in my opinion because it just reminded me of how much I would rather be listening to Ella. Not to say Sarah Vaughn can’t sing… obviously she can! I’m just not a big fan of her style.

Rating: 4/10 Nah.

It has been a while since I've had a jazz album,yet here we are again. I don't actually know if this is jazz, but let's not kid ourselves; it's 1957, of course it's jazz. Once again, an album which proves how incredibly dull life must have been in the 1950s.

It sounds like there's smoke billowing out of my speakers and I'm about to be approached by a gangster with a Tommy gun. Old style, strong vocals, and relaxed pace.

Some concert live recordd jazz, its fine

Was worried initially at the amount of scatting but some good songs and quite pleasant on the end

А тут я бы и хотела почитать про запись альбома, но информации о подробностях его записи и культовости на страничке - ноль. Поэтому непонятно, почему именно он в данном списке, а не тот, например, за который Сара получила Грэмми. Отдельно доставили ржач на фоне и бесконечные шубитупиду в последнем треке

Когда я создавал эту группу - делал фильтр на жанры типа джаз и кантри. Но группу я создал из личного аккаунта, где этих фильтров не было. И видимо они не сработали. Так что с прискорбием или радостью сообщаю, что мы будем слушать все альбомы из списка 🥳 Ну а альбом на 2, джаз вообще не моя история.

Beautiful voice but not really my thing

Sarah Vaughan has an incredible voice, but live albums aren't my jam. The noise of the audience and talking always takes me out of the music. I'm glad I was exposed to this because I would never have heard it otherwise, but I won't relisten.

Day 196 Beautiful voice and she seems an absolute sweetheart, really didn’t do anything for me though. Highlights Willow Weep for me Honey suckle Rose

It’s not really my cup of tea stylistically—very “smoky 1950s nightclub,” very supper‑club jazz—but you can’t deny the talent on display. She’s basically the Amy Winehouse of the ’50s: emotionally intuitive, casually virtuosic, and capable of making a line sound like nobody else could ever sing it. Even if the songs themselves don’t grab you, the voice almost certainly will.

Angenehme Hintergrundmusik, mehr aber auch nicht. Album zieht Sich wie Kaugummi. Aufnahmequalität für ein Livealbum aus den 50ern ist überragend.

Wollen wir noch einen überteuerten Drink in der Hotellobby nehmen und dabei Musik hören, zu der ich mich noch unterhalten kann? Klar - Leg "at Mister Kelley's" auf. Super ausführende Sängerin, aber das Album ist so lame, dass man dazu Gespräche führen muss, da man sonst einschläft

I don't know what compelled me to do it, but I checked out the Expanded Version of this album. Google said it was best listened to in full, and that the regular version was very toned down and incomplete. I don't know why I listened to Google. This was not a very good album. Generally I try to listen to an album more than once throughout the day to really let it sink its teeth into me and let me appreciate it more. Often times, that works. On rare occasions like this, even listening to it once was tough enough that I didn't want to give it another go. Wasn't a big fan of the vocals, wasn't a big fan of the Jazz itself, just straight up was not a fan of this one in general. Not going to dock it for being a Live album, but when I hear things like "Haha, oops, not very comfortable singing this one, I'll try to do it justice though", I want to rip my hair out. I really kind of just picked a song at random for my "Best of" playlist. I don't remember what it was, and this album isn't worth the time of day to open Spotify and find out. It's just more boring Jazz that I didn't have to listen to before I died. All that being said, it's still better than some albums, and STILL didn't make me miserable enough to give it a 1. That should really tell you everything you need to know about the kind of albums I give a 1, but I digress. This was my weekend album, and I'm writing this one on the Sunday night before my next album drops in a bit, so by this point I largely don't even remember this album all that much in general, and probably for good reason. It was over an hour long of dated, overwhelmingly average Jazz music. I already don't love most Jazz music anyway, but exceptions have been made more than a few times. When this one doesn't even have a particularly high rating on the site, with people who like Jazz substantially more than I ever will, you end up with At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan. Sorry Sarah, did not enjoy this one very much. It had it's moments though, I remember the piano being kinda cool at moments, so I still won't give it a 1.

I know Sarah Vaughan is a significant artist in the Jazz world but this album does nothing for me.

Hyhhyh. Ilman fallout-viboja menisi roskiin. Mutta koska muistuttaa falloutista niin saa yhden ylimääräisen tähden.

not rlly an album but a good experience still. I want to visit this so-called "Famous Mr.Kelly's". First song was my favorite, and I liked that she had a lot of commentary--makes it sound like I'm sitting in the bar listening to her play right in front of me

This was fine, and I enjoyed the live element of it. But even for this genre I wouldn’t say this was a must listen so it didn’t do much for me.

I’m sure it’s fine, just not a huge live music guy

4/10

Beautifully sang but without real melody or direction. No disputing the importance of Sarah Vaughan as a singer but there is a pervading wish that the songs were better.

Ugh Jazz. I’ve been forgiving on jazz albums before. Not sure I can be so forgiving on this one. Sure I’m listening to a live version and one should be a little more lenient on an album such as this but what am I to do? This is a weak jazz album. A generic band Fall flat vocals. Songs with lyrics that could be replaced by words speaking of Christmas and it wouldn’t skip a beat.

Lovely voice and atmosphere - but failed to move me.

live albums are rarely good and this one's kinda close to being an exception. it still has all the normal problems most live albums do, but she's working so hard it almost gets past em. i bet it was incredible to be there.

Ok average

Look. It’s not bad by any means, but her voice wasn’t as impressive to me as others with a similar style, and I don’t feel like I’ll remember it. I do think I skipped the last couple but really it was just not standout for me.

I don't really like the way she sings.

Es bueno para música de fondo, para estar en un café leyendo o simplemente no hacer nada y solo disfrutar

Listened to it in the background, very soothing but didn’t stand out to me

4/10

Wanted to enjoy this more than I did. Jazz is complicated

Sarah Vaughan is a legendary jazz vocalist - her smoky tone is fantastic. I'm not sure this album was the best choice, though. It's patchy, under-rehearsed, and stops abruptly. As a historical document it is fascinating, but I would have loved a better example of Vaughan's prowess.

Great vocal performance but I have a hard time wrapping my head around music that predates the Beatles. Just not really my vibe

She has a great voice. Some of it is lowkirkenuinely just her going shoo-be-doo. Good background music. Last song kinda ruined it but not quite.

September In The rain - Long boring ass start (given its live i can look past it)(just about) Vocals are very good but the instrumentals are a bit tame and somewhat dull. Willow weep for me - Again a nice song with the same flaws as previous I am also concerned with the economic climate of the collapse of taiwan, see that bullshit was much more interesting than this song. Just one of those things - bit more upbeat than the previous, I appreciate hwo the instruments are more hearable, Thank you for listening to my critisism mr Sarash vaughan Be Anything But Darling Be Mine - Could very easliy be confused With the first two songs, if you were to merge one song and link it into the other I doubt anyone other than a fanatic would really notice the difference. Thou Swell - More involved instrument which I am a fan of Stairway To The Stars - I will not be repeating previous notes How high the Moon - Definitely my favourite of the bunch, upbeat and interesting. Overall this album is listenable as background noise, maybe in a bar but any other ways to listen to it would be utterly mundane, 2/5

It just passed me by a little, to be honest. She has a very lovely voice and I didn't mind it being there, but it was very much existing in the background.

Sarah Vaughan war eine US-amerikanische Jazzsängerin, die mit Sarah Vaughan At Mister Kelly’s ein frühes, konzentriertes Live-Dokument ihrer Bühnenpräsenz vorlegte. Die Aufnahmen entstanden im Club Mister Kelly’s in Chicago und fangen eine intime Atmosphäre ein, die ihren kontrollierten, zugleich flexiblen Umgang mit Timing und Phrasierung deutlich macht. Begleitet von einem kleinen Ensemble bewegt sich Vaughan souverän durch das Repertoire zwischen Ballade und Swing. Besonders prägnant sind ihre Interpretationen von „My Funny Valentine“, „Willow Weep for Me“ und „Honeysuckle Rose“, in denen sie melodische Linien frei variiert, ohne den Songkern aus dem Blick zu verlieren. Stilistisch ist das Album klar im Vocal Jazz verankert. In der Gesamtschau wirkt die Platte weniger spektakulär als einige spätere Studioarbeiten, überzeugt aber durch Nähe, Ruhe und stimmliche Autorität.

I love Sarah Vaughan in small chunks but a whole album was a lot.

Kind of boring to be honest.

Ok, just not a big Jazz fan

Jazz isn’t really my thing. This album felt way too mellow for my taste, and for a live recording it came across oddly flat, like the crowd was more into chatting and clinking glasses than actually listening to the band. That said, I really enjoyed her take on “Just a Gigolo”, that one track alone almost made it worth the spin.

Wanted to like this more because Vaughan’s game for it and I appreciate her mix of self-deprecating humor, but this felt pretty generic overall. Just One of Those Things only one that felt distinctive to me

Live-levyt eivät itselle paljoa tee, vaikka hyvin laulaakin hän tällä vanhalta kuulostavalla albumilla.

Not for me

Nice voice but was a bit slow, maybe a bit more tempo I would have got into it more. Don’t think she deserves 1 star though.

Nice voice, nice winter relaxing vibes. easy listening.

Listening notes: Comfy but the vocal is too high while the instruments are not. Don't get the humor part, as usual. Why are people laughing? I cannot get what's fun, problems of having bad listening skills in foreign tongue. Also I don't really pay attention. By that time this could be nice, now I'd say it sounds like an AI generated nice, comfortable album.

Cool jazz cats in a nightclub and it sounds exactly what you think it sounds like. Vaughn has a good report with the audience, which is interesting, but I always struggle to generate much interest in rain in New York or other similar themes common to this music.

2.5 (only 35:36, live album in Chicago, 9 tracks, none written by Vaughan) Jazz I like 50's Jazz and thought I'd like this album more but just couldn't help but feel Sarah was mailing it in, she messed up songs, forgot lyrics, went into some unnecessary scat. I get it was a live album but either rerecord or do another take Maybe fans back then were more forgiving with their money but if I spent an hours pay or more on her record I'd expect better. Maybe this was all just contrived to make it seem more intimate (but then I'd feel played?) Other than this Ms. Vaughan's voice was loving and the playing top notch. The recording was sub-par by today's standards but for 1959 was probably outstanding.

Net meins

Not for me. Would no doubt be an experience hearing someone like this live in a jazz club but the record fell flat for me and the songs and arrangements were uninspiring

Muy buena música de ambiente

I enjoyed how live it actually felt complete with mistakes. Great voice. Not something I'd go out of my way to listen to again though.

So eine schöne Stimme

Sarah Vaughan has a wonderful, warm voice. But this is the kind of music they played in 2000's era Chapters and Starbucks stores.

I'm sure it was something special in the 50s

I don’t really understand what I’m supposed to like about this. I don’t like vocal jazz. It’s just always the same quiet, laid-back songs with nothing special about them. Nothing stands out. Always the same vocal techniques, always the same relaxed instrumentation, always so basic and unengaging. I guess the vibe is decent here, probably because it’s live. There’s just nothing to like about this besides that. It’s not terrible, but extremely underwhelming. 5/10

Can't really fault it for anything except the fact that I find it boring. Solid performances, just doesn't really do anything for me

Not for me. I can appreciate her great voice of course, but she doesn’t appeal to me as much as other jazz singers like Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald. Vaughan really uses her voice like a jazz improv instrument, and I wonder if that removes some of the human emotion from it for me. She seemed like a really cool person though.

Pitch perfect Starbucks ambiance.

I really thought i might like jazz, but so far what I have gotten on this list isn't doing it for me. I feel like a jazz singer should have a more powerful voice, hers seems high and kind of weak at times. Feels more coffee shop than jazz club jazz.

I get the appeal, but just not for me. She's an amazing singer with a great band, but I've never liked the sound of those vibrato-filled vocals, and there's not a vast amount of variety to keep it interesting, and that's kind of everything from vocal jazz to my ears. Just my opinion, though. Not trying to bash it, cause people who love this kind of stuff will be blown away, but it's just not my thing

Nothings really hits.

Obviously a good voice but I have no interest in the music. 2 stars or D.

Alright, not really my style of music, but it was ok

I found some songs interesting but overall, probably won’t listen again.

Good for what it is, just not my thing.

Haven't heard of Sarah before. It's a perfectly fine album but sadly I'm not a big fan of this jazzy style. It makes me sleepy 2/5

Nope, sorry, I listened to it in is entirety and did not enjoy. I get the warm hug analogies and she's got a warm voice and all that. But I'm autistic and I don't really enjoy hugs and a half hour hug is just torture. The last song I couldn't wait for it to finish.

Jazz album - this one wasn't for me.

I didn’t really gel with this

Well i just really don't give a darn.

Cocooned me on 125th

I fully appreciate the musicianship of this. The piano playing is exceptional. I also really appreciated how relaxed and confident a performer she was, dealing with moments waiting on the rest of the band with a cool charisma. But, this style of soft jazz isn't really my thing. I can imagine it would work better in the context of the 50s, but to me, it sounds a lot like something you'd hear in a hotel bar on holidays (think "Lost in Translation").

59/1089 This was a cute live jazz album and it was nice to have on in the background but it didn’t really stand out to me. Her voice is great, i love the relaxed and easy-going vibe but it feels like something that works best in context not through streaming, unfortunately. 2 stars or 38/100

Lovely voice and atmosphere - but failed to move me.

There's nothing like the compere telling everyone to behave themselves because they're being recorded (and that Ms Vaughan will be reading all the lyrics but don't get distracted by it. Do enjoy it. But I cannot stress enough you must ACT NORMALLY). As soon as Vaughan starts singing however, it's clear you're in the hands of a master (mistress?). A lovely smokey baritone and ice-cool confidence pervades the whole performance. 'Willow Weep for Me' has an almost arrogant insouciance, the piano interlude is dreamlike, and the spell only broken by some oaf dropping something. The album never reaches the heights of the first two tracks. 'September in the Rain' in particular has such a great vocal clarity and vocal line that finds it's way into unexpected but beautiful notes. It never matches that again and ends up explicitly parodying Ella Fitzgerald in prosaic fashion. There's a consistent feeling of admiration for her timbral perfection and her charm. Not so much for this as a great collection of songs.

I like be anything darling but be mine but i was kind of bored with the rest of the album

jazz. pas mon truc

Ehh... Can't bother to go through this, agree makes me think of fallout or a rickety old diner with 10 cent hot dogs

To be honest, this is better than Frank. But it's still Fallout music.

Started off great, then got kinda mid

I enjoyed the part where she said "I don't know the lyrics" and then proceeded to prove she definitely did not know the lyrics

Her voice is fantastic, just not something I would listen to out of choice.

Tried to listen. Turns out I do not enjoy “jazz phrasing.”

This kind of jazz isn’t my thing it seems.

Okay. Kind of bad recording made it hard to enjoy.

Why was this album released? She's obviously got vocal chops for a fantastic live album, but she doesn't know the words to some of the songs and tells the audience that before just skat-ing (How High the Moon). It's just not a very good performance.

It’s good but not for me, bit bland

Not my thing! Love the singing, struggle with the mix and dominant piano.

Love the album cover more than the music. It is cool how it instantly transports you to a certain time period. Still though I was waiting for it to end after a while I hate to say. Rating: 2.4

2- Stars (4/15)

I'm sure that back in 1957, this was groundbreaking music, but almost 70 years later, it feels sort of torchlight desperation.

It’s good music, just not my thing

This is going to be a unfair rating. There's a lot to like here. Sarah Vaughan is clearly an immensely talented vocalist. The band is understated but brilliant. The tracks are well written and composed. Despite all that I was bored after the first track.

-pretty nice! good to put on for a rainy day . not as many instrumentals - jazzy + ballad-like

This was fine…she’s a great singer, but this type of music just isn’t for me

Very cozy, but hard to get too into once you get past the first track, and it turns into solid but forgettable background music that I feel bad saying is rather dull. I adore when Vaughan adlibs songs, wish this album had more of that, otherwise the album being live is inconsequential.

Sarah Vaughan has a great voice, but the album is a bit too slow, and many of the songs have a similar pattern. Just didn't work for me this time.

I felt like listening to the same song 9 times in a row. Even if she's singing very well, it just can't save this album from sounding samey and boring.

This one left me a bit unsure. At Mister Kelly’s is clearly a big deal Sarah Vaughan live, doing her thing in an intimate setting but for me, it was more of a polite nod than a deep connection. Her voice is obviously incredible, warm and expressive, and she handles the material with elegance, but I didn’t feel pulled into the room with her. There’s a bit of distance here, like I’m watching something impressive through a window rather than feeling it firsthand. Some songs hit better than others, and I can imagine being there would’ve been magic but as a listening experience, I found myself drifting. It’s classy, it’s cool, but it didn’t quite grip me.

Listened on last day of holiday in Crete. Jazz is definitely not for me. I quite like the fact it's a live recording and enjoyed the moments between songs, but the jazz itself does nothing for me. Sure it's a great example of the genre but just find it hard to listen to.

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quite a good voice, but not my thing.

nice enough

4/10

Great voice. Jazz just makes me sleepy

Somewhat relaxing, to the point that the music couldn't hold my focus.

Aa jazzia -> no joo, nämä ovat biisejä -> merkillapantavaa nautintoa -> niin, jazzia -> scattaus-orgiat.

Her voice is amazing, and some of the songs are catchy. Easy 3 were it not a live album. September In The Rain was a nice opener. Thou Swell was pretty fun. Honeysuckle Rose was good. Just A Gigolo was fairly nice, but I had Louis Prima's The Wildest! earlier and his version was a lot more fun. Still, solid album. Best song: Honeysuckle Rose

It was fine. Music would have been cool to listen to in a club filled with cigarette smoke, but oh well. I definitely thought the sound/music quality was really strong given the age of this live performance. I think I'm landing on a strong 2.

I bet this was great to see in a small club, not so great to listen to. I liked hearing another interpretation of just a gigolo. The musical talent is definitely here, but this just isn’t something I’m into. Strong 2/5

Not a fan of this slow style of jazz.

I don't like jazz, especially lounge room singing jazz...

Liked a few songs but not really our sort of thing

Just OK, Sarah has a pretty good voice -- but I wasn't really impressed by anything else about the record.

Ok sound

Her voice is ok, nothing special. Pleasant music but not my jam.

Maybe it’s just because the song title “honeysuckle rose” put me in mind of this, but her voice reminds me of honey. But, it’s used in service of songs I do not care about or particularly enjoy. I thought I kinda liked jazz before this project, and now it feels like I’m learning I hate it? I just have very specific jazz interests.

It’s an okay album. Some of the singing is great, while other parts of it are outdated. I don’t particularly like it but don’t really dislike it either

A bit boring, basically sounds like Ella Fitzgerald.

I don’t care much for vocal jazz. This 73 minutes felt like two and a half hours. She is very talented and it is technically good, but I just get bored.

Sure this 1957 live album sounds great and she’s a great singer. There are times when she doesn’t know the words and so she sings “I do t know the words, I hope you still like this song…doo bee doo doo boo” , or whatever. It was long and sorta boring. 1001 album worthy: nah - 86/158

There is no question from the album that she is vocally talented and can be an enjoyable listen for a song or two. However, the entire album seemed to last too long and consisted of the same type of music just different iterations of the same 3-4 patterns in different sequences.

Nice voice and high quality recording doing jazz standards(ish). I think I prefer a lot of the originals better though. Jazz just isn't really my thing. Might be nice music in the background at a dinner party or swanky restaurant.

Good background music

lot of jazz on this list huh? It's...fine, but not really my thing.

Sarah Vaughan has an excellent voice, but this isn’t really my cup of tea. I did enjoy that she improvised a bit and it felt a lot more real than most live albums

Really not for me. I can appreciate her voice is pretty remarkable but it didn’t do it for me. I did enjoy the way it was recorded in the nightclub though - felt a bit like I was there at times.

Great live louge recording. Love the music but really not a fan of her singing. Her vibrato is way too much and is off-putting.

This was not my jam

Never heard of it prior to listening; 1. September in the rain- Very cool intro, beautiful voice. Wasn't sure I would like this coming in but great so far. 2. Willow weep for me- Sarah seems very cool and charismatic. What a beautiful voice. 3. Just one of those things- cute song 4. Be anything but darling, be mine- bit boring Can't really be bothered to keep going song by song. They all blend into one which is good and bad. The sound of the album is consistent and pleasant but nothing really stood out. The ska thing was boring and annoying to be honest. She has an amazing voice, the albums cool. Its just not for me.

Nice a classical jazz singer. Never heard of her, but good to listen to once in a while

listenable but I didnt care a bit for it so it gets a 2

Lounge music?

eh

So so

Nice voice

Funny and entertaining. But not really my cup of tea.

It's (light) jazz. Not really my cup of tea.

Mediocre. Nothing to repeat.

Beginning and middle of this album was nice listening but the remaining songs petered out for me. I enjoy jazz, and I know there is a level of artistic flexibility, but this felt too off the cuff. 4.5/10

So, just voting on whether it's my taste or not. Sarah is clearly a talented jazz singer and her backing group is solid. This is just not the kind of jazz I enjoy. Okay, Sarah not knowing the words on the last song and going completely off script is fucking hilarious.

A well done performance of a genre I feel nothing for. Her voice got a little annoying to me after awhile.

Not my genre. Sounded very piano bar / lounge singer to me. She did sound great but not what I listen to. Highlight for me was hearing just a gigolo.

I thought this was ok. I think prefer some of the other vocal jazz artists but Sarah Vaughan has a nice voice.

The henry fonda guy said “don’t mind the lyric sheets it’s chill” then she didn’t even know the lyrics cmon now

Boring. Bad scatting at the mid point. Most songs sound the same. Just couldn't get into it.

I like Sarah Vaughan, but I rarely like a live album. This was no exception.

#508. If she was singing at a bar I already happened to be at, I wouldn't necessarily be upset about it, but I can't say I'd specifically seek her out to go listen to though. 2/5: bar background music

It's fine, I guess? The artist clearly has talent and skills, but it's music to put on in the background when you're trying to look sophisticated. I cannot imagine playing this album in 2025 and having somebody say "hell yeah, turn that up, this is my jam!"

She has a good voice but the music itself bored me by the end. Not terrible by any means just not for me.

the opening monologue really takes you in the mood of the record. it's nice for a live album to have the feeling of one long take (sometimes there are some fades out or cuts) even the little accidents are kept in. it's refreshing the jazz classics are sung and played well but nothing groundbreaking. not a real memorable performance on one of those well known songs. like my girlfriend said : "it's a good record to wake up to but nothing more"

Lovely voice but I still don't like Jazz, or at least not this jazz. Maybe when I grow up ! 2.5

Not really for me.

Too long

Meh

Pretty standard. Nothing to see here.

Thought I might enjoy this but found it a repetitive tbh

Not into it personally

She's a very good singer but this kind of music doesn't appeal to me. Rating: 2

1. zeptember - 1.5 2. uuillouu - 2 3. thingz - 1 4. darling - 1.5 5. zuuell - 1 6. ztarz - 1.5 7. roze - 1 8. gigolo - 1 9. moon - 1.5

This is wallpaper music. It's moderate and responsible. It's got a touch of the normal. But I like my music to be energetic, daring... well, this just isn't for me, I suppose.

Nice music, wouldn't listen to it my playlist though

2.5 it was alright just too low energy for me

Love the singer, didn't really like the album? A studio album would be better than this live one

Pleasant enough but quite boring. A perfect example is “Just A Gigolo” which has none of the humor or verve of the Louis Prima version. The one exception is the final song that seems like a self deprecating joke or maybe just a bad song.

A nice voice with technically impressive recordings. Not much I'd listen to again, but it's perfect for playing quietly on a speaker in the background of a Christmas party at home, if you're tired of hearing Rudolph or Jingle Bells.

Ok jazz singer and great quality just didn’t really feel it

Hun synger selvfølgelig rigtig godt, men jeg synes sgu det var lidt kedeligt!

#73 It's fine, just not for me.

Another darn done diddily live album. I'll probably drop to the ground from oxygen deprivation as a consequence of saying the same things over and over again before I get through all of these. LIGHTING ROUND, BAYBEEE!!!! It's pleasant enough. I'd enjoy any live performance in-person, but think the experience is stripped back when listening to it on a record. I find it hard to appreciate live albums when I have no familiarity with the artist's main discography.

She’s got a lovely voice. This style of music just does nothing for me unfortunately.

It's interesting to hear a live album that has genuine flubs and mistakes. She forgot the words multiple times. It gives it a charm that is absent from most live albums. She's also a very good singer. Still, I'm not a fan of the crowd noise, and it overstayed its welcome.

beautiful voice, nice sound, but it feels like all the songs sound the same more or less

Pleasant, if forgettable

Nice jazz record and incredible vocals by Sarah Vaughn. And you cant ignore the musicianship of the band on this record. But unfortunately, jazz is one of my lesser loved musical genres. Please don’t hate on me.

A skilled singer with a great voice, excellent jazz vocals - but I hate jazz vocals, so......

Not bad, she is a great singer but it's just not the kind of music that I like. I'm sure that she is amazing and everything it's just not my style. Don't see myself listening to this again.

Album 139 and still working on appreciating the Jazz albums. Not hooked on this one.

Sure, I can listen to this live. I don't need the recording. Will I listen to again: 0%

Some of these albums are so old that it's hard to really fully enjoy them

I think you have to really be a fan of this music to enjoy it. Nice voice but just a bit too dull for my liking.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I can’t go from Kollaps to this.

I wonder if the reason this album struck me as so bland, toothless and mediocre is that it came immediately after that Kollaps album. At the time, I hated that album. But two days later I can’t stop thinking about it. Now all I want to hear is scary machine noise that makes me question my entire conception of what music is, what art means, what life could be. I’m like a cannibal who has tasted human blood and can now only be sated by the most forbidden meats. 2 stars for Sarah vaughan’s safe, acceptable jazz. 2 stars for my safe, acceptable existence. Somewhere, far off in the distance, the sound of a mechanical drill whirs. It calls to me. I’m coming home.

Usually like this sort of stuff but I couldn't get in with her voice.

It's jazz and I wasn't in the mood

Pleasant, not my vibe

Ok, I like instrumental jazz more.

Not my kind've music but just proves more artists need to pull a lady gaga and cover older music

It was nice imagining myself as part of the crowd.

I don’t think I like vocal jazz. This sounds like every vocal jazz thing I’ve ever heard. It always sounds quiet and gentle. No energy or excitement.

20/09/24 Never heard of the artist before. The music didn't really grab my attention.

Of the 3 big ones, Im team fitzgerald. Love billie and have never really gotten to like Sarah's voice for some unknown reason. This Album is great as she sang the best songs and displays mastery of singing and her voice which has a wide range. Great album better than others I had heard. Soothing voice, clear vocals. Great arrangements. I just dont love her as I do Ella and Billy. I do get their importance for music history in context and how they were the pioneers of all we have today.

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I'm sure my grandfather would have loved this, but it's not really my thing. All music from this era just sounds like lounge singer-y stuff. It's not *bad*, and she has a lovely voice, but the over-use of vibrato from this era starts to get on my nerves a bit.

OK, not great.

If there turns out to be a hell and I am sent there, I imagine they'll have a scat version of How High The Moon played on a loop 24/7. Band sounded decent though.

Nice to hear. Favourite track Just a Giggalo, which feels different when it's a woman singing about a man.

This is generally one of my favorite styles of jazz. Just a singer, an excellent pianist, and some soft percussion. Her voice is just slightly off-putting for me though. And with this style being so stripped down, something as small as that makes a fairly big difference. Her scatting also is just not that impressive. Overall, it's a fine jazz album, but it's not particularly unique nor incredibly excellent. Favorite Song(s): Willow Weep for Me

This album gradually wore me down song by song until I was resigned to give it just one star. I was bored out of my mind. Then in the last song she didn’t know how to sing it and talked about Ella Fitzgerald singing it in a crazy way which made me laugh. Don’t say I didn’t give it a chance

The scat song kinda made me hate this, but there is something to jazz lounge that feels nice. Idk, I’m torn

Kind of an annoying voice

nice voice but dull as fuck

yeah she’s a good singer with a great voice. but i don’t give a fuck

Bit too trad jazzy for me.... Sure it would be great listening in a smoke filled bar.

It was ok

I'm sure I'd like this if I was musically educated but my plebeian ears find this style of jazz to be irritating. It just sounds like everybody has to show off their chops instead of working cohesively. If you want to vamp wait until you get a space and remember you are the singer's backing band. Sarah has a great voice but I'm not a fan of her phrasing.

like a feather dancing between the rain drops the pavement shall crack beneath the weight of the sins made by all the citizens of the kingdom under the reign of veil everyone is by themselves everyone is by themselves alone

Pretty nice vocals but the background piano and percussion is soft. Song lyrics were bad and cringy. Good for background music

I was kind of into it. This type of music isn't really my favorite jazz has just never done it for me.

I'm not a fan of jazz music from that era, it's just a firm no.

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