The albums discography of American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

artist Sarah Vaughan contains 48 studio albums, ten live albums, 35 compilation albums, two

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

s, five box sets and eight album appearances. Her debut studio album was issued in 1950 and was followed by her second self-titled studio recording was released on EmArcy Records in 1954. The later was a collaborative effort with Clifford Brown. Vaughan's 1958 album titled ''

Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin ''Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin'' is a 1958 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, of the music of George Gershwin. Vaughan would release another all-Gershwin album, ''Gershwin Live!'', in 1982. Track listing # "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:53 # "Of Th ...

'' later would chart in the top 50 of the '' Billboard''

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chart. In 1959, '' No Count Sarah'' (a collaborative release with the

Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 195 ...

) reached the top 20 of the

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. Vaughan recorded three live records for

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...

during the 1950s, beginning with 1957's '' At Mister Kelly's.'' In the 1960s, Vaughan recorded a series of albums for

Roulette Records Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Levy was appointed ...

, beginning with 1960's ballad-focused '' Dreamy.'' She and the Count Basie Orchestra released a second studio album in 1961. The decade was further highlighted by further Roulette projects, such as the ''

Sarah Slightly Classical ''Sarah Slightly Classical'' is a 1963 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, arranged by Marty Manning. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says that "It has often been said that Sarah Vaughan had the voice to be an opera singer. This Roulette ...

'' (1963) and '' Sarah Sings Soulfully'' (1965). She later moved back to Mercury Records and released several albums beginning with the

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-flavored '' ¡Viva! Vaughan''. Her final album releases for Mercury were issued in 1967. Vaughan then recorded several albums for

Mainstream Records Mainstream Records was an American record company and independent record label founded by producer Bob Shad in 1964. Mainstream's early releases were reissues from Commodore Records. Its catalogue grew to include Bob Brookmeyer, Maynard Fergu ...

between 1971 and 1974. This included 1973's '' Live in Japan.'' Additionally, an album with

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

reached the

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chart during this time. Vaughan then recorded for

Pablo Records Pablo Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Norman Granz in 1973, more than a decade after he had sold his earlier catalog (including Verve Records) to MGM Records. Pablo initially featured recordings by acts that Granz manag ...

and released several albums through 1982, ending with '' Crazy and Mixed Up''. Her final studio effort was 1987's ''

Brazilian Romance ''Brazilian Romance'' is a 1987 studio album by Sarah Vaughan. This was Vaughan's last album, though she later contributed to Quincy Jones' 1989 ''Back on the Block''. ''Brazilian Romance'' was Vaughan's third album of Brazilian music, followin ...

.'' In later years, her compilation albums would reach charting ''Billboard'' positions on the Jazz charts. This included ''Ken Burns Jazz'' (2000) and ''Sarah for Lovers'' (2003).

Studio albums

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Compilation albums

1950s–1980s

1990s–2010s

Live albums

Box sets

Extended plays

Other album appearances

References

External links

Sarah Vaughan Discography
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Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ...

The Sarah Vaughan Discography
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