Send in the Clowns (1981 album)

Send in the Clowns is a 1981 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra. ^[1]

This was Vaughan's third album with the Count Basie Orchestra, her previous two were No Count Sarah (1958) and Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (1961).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and said that it was an "enjoyable date...the arrangements by Sammy Nestico and Allyn Ferguson unfortunately do not leave much room for any of the Basie sidemen to solo, but Sassy is in superb form". ^[1]

Track listing

1. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:04
2. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:23
3. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:50
4. "Ill Wind" (Arlen, Koehler) - 4:01
5. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:38
6. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) - 6:22
7. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 4:08
8. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:50
9. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 3:31
10. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) - 2:32

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan - vocals
• George Gaffney - piano
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Andy Simpkins - double bass
• Harold Jones - drums
• Willie Cook - trumpet
• Frank Szabo
• Sonny Cohn
• Bob Summers
• Dale Carley
• Mitchel "Bootie" Wood - trombone
• Dennis Wilson
• Grover Mitchell
• Bill Hughes - bass trombone
• Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone
• Eric Dixon
• Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
• Danny Turner
• Johny Williams - bass saxophone
• Sammy Nestico - arranger
• Allyn Ferguson

References