Search - Sarah Vaughan :: It's a Man's World (Spec Packaging)

Classic Sarah Vaughan album

Byron Kolln | the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood | 10/26/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sarah Vaughan is truly one of the great jazz divas, and this CD proves it. Happily reissued here is 'It's a Man's World', one of Sarah Vaughan's most sought-after albums.Vaughan sings a beguiling and eclectic range of songs tied to the theme of men , including "The Man That Got Away" from A STAR IS BORN, "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe", "Trouble is a Man" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". Vaughan also offers up her own understated rendition of "Alfie" (which contrasts considerably to the aggressively-belted version by Cilla Black).This limited edition reissue reproduces the album complete with the Mercury logo and the original liner notes. It's being discontinued in early 2005, but I hear that copies will get harder and harder to get hold of as early as next year. I would advise anyone who loves Sarah Vaughan to snap up this superb CD while you can.Highly-recommended."

Not Sass's shining hour

R. Erickson | Moorpark, CA USA | 01/04/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"During her years at Mercury records, Sarah had two careers running simultaneously... she recorded landmark jazz vocals which Mercury put out on the EmArcy label, their jazz subsidiary, and she recorded some very bland pop albums, which were released on Mercury. History was made on the EmArcy discs... hopefully, money was made on the others. On this occasion, Sarah appears to be completely unengaged by the arrangements...just going through the motions. There are some good moments... they didn't call her "The Divine One" for nothing...but if you're hoping to figure out what the big deal was about Sarah Vaughan, you should look elsewhere."