No Count Sarah

No Count Sarah
No Count Sarah
Studio album by Sarah Vaughan
Released	August 1959
Recorded	August 6–8, 1957
Studio	Fine Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	35:26
Label	EmArcy
Producer	Jack Tracy
Sarah Vaughan chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Sarah Vaughan - vocals

The Count Basie Orchestra

Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Snooky Young & Joe Newman - trumpet
Henry Coker, Al Grey & Benny Powell - trombone
Marshal Royal & Frank Wess - alto sax
Frank Foster & Billy Mitchell - tenor sax
Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax
Ronnell Bright - piano
Freddie Green - guitar
Richard Davis - double bass
Sonny Payne - drums
Johnny Mandel, Luther Henderson, Thad Jones & Frank Foster - arrangers

References

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

[Allmusic-1] AllMusic review

[2] Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 31, 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[3] Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 10, 1959). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] "Sarah Vaughan Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 On Verve Select", All About Jazz, July 3, 2013.

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v t e Sarah Vaughan
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Sarah Vaughan (1950 album) Sarah Vaughan (1955 album) In the Land of Hi-Fi After Hours Sassy Swingin' Easy Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows No Count Sarah Vaughan and Violins Close to You Dreamy The Divine One The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan After Hours You're Mine You Sarah + 2 Sarah Sings Soulfully Snowbound Sweet 'n' Sassy Star Eyes Sarah Slightly Classical Vaughan with Voices Pop Artistry of Sarah Vaughan The Lonely Hours ¡Viva! Vaughan Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook The New Scene It's a Man's World Sassy Swings Again A Time in My Life Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand Feelin' Good Send in the Clowns I Love Brazil! How Long Has This Been Going On? The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 Copacabana Songs of the Beatles Send in the Clowns Crazy and Mixed Up The Planet Is Alive...Let It Live! Brazilian Romance
Live albums	At Mister Kelly's After Hours at the London House Sassy Swings the Tivoli Live in Japan Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live Gershwin Live! One Night Stand – The Town Hall Concert 1947 In the City of Lights Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More Divine Lady of Song
Compilation albums	Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
Other album appearances	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe Back on the Block
Extended plays	Hot Jazz The Divine Sarah Sings
Songs	"Tenderly" "Nature Boy" "It's Magic" "Black Coffee" "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" "Thinking of You" "Vanity" "How Important Can It Be?" "Whatever Lola Wants" "Mr. Wonderful" "The Banana Boat Song" "Passing Strangers" "Broken Hearted Melody" "Misty" "Eternally" "A Lover's Concerto" "Autumn in New York" "Body and Soul" "Dancing in the Dark" "Don't Blame Me" "Everything I Have Is Yours" "I've Got a Crush on You" "If You Could See Me Now" "Moonlight in Vermont" "My Funny Valentine" "Poor Butterfly" "Send In the Clowns" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "With These Hands"
Related topics	The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan Sarah: Dedicated to You Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan

v t e Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie
Members	John Duke (Bass) Sal Nistico (Tenor Sax) Frank Wess (Alto Sax/Flute) Joe Williams (Vocals) Earle Warren (Alto Sax/Occasional Singer) Preston Love (Alto Sax) Danny House (Alto Sax) Sonny Cohn (trumpet) Reunald Jones (Trumpet) Neal Hefti (Trumpet) Harry Edison (Trumpet) Joe Newman (Trumpet) Lester Young (Tenor Sax) Herschel Evans (Tenor Sax) Jo Jones (Drums) Walter Page (Bass) Bill Hughes (trombone) Dennis Wilson (lead trombone) Grover Mitchell (trombone) Freddie Green (Guitar) Billie Holiday (Vocals) Buck Clayton (Trumpet) Jimmy Rushing (Vocals) Marshal Royal (Alto Sax) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Sax) Thad Jones (Trumpet) Al Grey (Trombone) John Clayton (Bass) Cleveland Eaton (Bass) Gregg Field (drums) Dennis Rowland (Vocals) Chris Murrell (vocals) Dave Gibson (Drums) Jack Washington (Baritone Sax) Johnny Williams (Baritone Sax) Butch Miles (Drums) Sonny Payne (Drums) Frank Foster (Tenor Sax) George Caldwell (Piano) Charlton Johnson (Guitar) Tony Suggs (Piano) Scotty Barnhart (Trumpet) James Leary (Bass) Brian Gryce (Drums) Will Matthews (guitar) Mel Wanzo (trombone) Kris Johnson (trumpet) Ed Shaughnessy (drums) Bobby Floyd (piano/organ)
1951–1960	Dance Session (1952–54, Clef) Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (with Joe Williams) (1955, Clef) April in Paris (1955–56, Verve) The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (with Joe Williams) (1956, Verve) Basie in London (live) (1956, Verve) One O'Clock Jump (with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald) (1957, Verve) Count Basie at Newport (live) (1957, Verve) E = MC² (1958, Roulette) Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette) No Count Sarah (with Sarah Vaughan) (1958, EmArcy) Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (1959, Roulette) Welcome to the Club (Uncredited) (Nat King Cole) (1959, Capitol) In Person! (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Columbia) Chairman of the Board (1959, Roulette) Strike Up the Band (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Roulette) Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (with Billy Eckstine) (1959, Roulette) Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams) (1959, Roulette) The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette) I Gotta Right to Swing (Uncredited) (Sammy Davis Jr.) (1960, Decca)
1961–1970	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (with Duke Ellington) (1961, Columbia) The Legend (1961, Roulette) Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (with Sarah Vaughan) (1961, Roulette) Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette) Easin' It (1962, Roulette) Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Frank Sinatra) (1962, Reprise) On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (1963, Verve) Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! (1963, Verve) This Time by Basie! (1963, Verve) Ella and Basie! (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1963, Verve) Basie Land (1964, Verve) It Might as Well Be Swing (with Frank Sinatra) (1964, Reprise) Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve) Our Shining Hour (with Sammy Davis Jr.) (1965, Verve) Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (with Arthur Prysock) (1965, Verve) Basie's Beatle Bag (1965, Verve) Broadway Basie's...Way (1966, Command) Basie Meets Bond (1966, United Artists) Hollywood...Basie's Way (1966, Command) Sinatra at the Sands (live, with Frank Sinatra) (1966, Reprise) Basie's Beat (1967, Verve) Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot) The Board of Directors (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot) The Board of Directors Annual Report (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot) Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot) Standing Ovation (1969, Dot) Afrique (1970, RCA Victor) Basie on the Beatles (1970, Happy Tiger)
1971–1980	Have A Nice Day (1971, Daybreak) Bing 'n' Basie (with Bing Crosby) (1972, Daybreak) Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (live) (1972, Pablo) The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973, Pablo) Basie Big Band (1975, Pablo) Fun Time (1975, Pablo) I Told You So (1976, Pablo) Prime Time (1977, Pablo) Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo) Live in Japan '78 (live) (1978, Pablo) On the Road (1979, Pablo) Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979, Pablo) A Classy Pair (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo) A Perfect Match (live, with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo) Kansas City Shout (1980, Pablo)
1981–1990	Warm Breeze (1981, Pablo) Send in the Clowns (Sarah Vaughan) (1981, Pablo) Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982, Pablo) 88 Basie Street (1983, Pablo) Me and You (1983, Pablo) Fancy Pants (final album with Count Basie) (1983, Pablo) Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon) Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (live, with Diane Schuur) (1987, GRP) The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon)
1991–2000	The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.) The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc) Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc) Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel) At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord) Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA) Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)
2001–present	Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord) Basie is Back (2007, MAMA) Midnight in Manhattan (2007, Aspirion) A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) (with Tony Bennett) (2008, Columbia) A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas! (2015)
Small-group sessions	Basie Jam (1973, Pablo) For the First Time (1974, Pablo) Basie & Zoot (with Zoot Sims) (1975, Pablo) For the Second Time (1975, Pablo) Basie Jam 2 (1976, Pablo) Basie Jam 3 (1976, Pablo) Kansas City 5 (1977, Pablo) The Gifted Ones (with Dizzy Gillespie) (1977, Pablo) Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo) Satch and Josh...Again (with Oscar Peterson) (1977, Pablo) Night Rider (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo) Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo) Yessir, That's My Baby (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo) Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo) Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo) Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)