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¡Viva! Vaughan

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¡Viva! Vaughan
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedAugust 13–18, 1964
GenreVocal jazz, Bossa nova
Length41:40
LabelMercury
ProducerQuincy Jones
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Vaughan with Voices
(1964)
¡Viva! Vaughan
(1965)
Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook
(1965)

¡Viva! Vaughan is a 1965 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, orchestrated and conducted by Frank Foster, and produced by Quincy Jones.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded ¡Viva! Vaughan three and a half stars and said "Vaughan is in great voice throughout the date and the material is generally first-rate, except for the bland "Night Song"...Unfortunately, the bossa nova selections ("The Boy From Ipanema" and "Quiet Nights") are burdened with pedestrian string arrangements that date the music as much as the generally uninspired Latin percussion. It's likely that this lack of focus confused the record-buying public as to what type of music this was and caused it to be overlooked."[1]

Track listing

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Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. "¡Viva! Vaughan". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (27 February 1965). "Sarah Vaughan: Viva Vaughan" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 207. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.