¡Viva! Vaughan is a 1965 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, orchestrated and conducted by Frank Foster, and produced by Quincy Jones.
Reception
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."
Track listing
Personnel Sarah Vaughan – vocals Jerome Richardson – flute Wayne Andre – trombone Dick Hixson – bass trombone Bernard Eichen – violin Barry Galbraith – guitar Bob James – piano Willie Bobo – percussion Bobby Donaldson – drums George Duvivier – double bass Frank Foster – arranger, conductor Quincy Jones – producer
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