Sarah Vaughan - Duke Ellington Songbook One (1987)

Sarah Vaughan interprets ten Duke Ellington-associated songs on the first of
two sets; Songbook, Vol. 2 was recorded at the same two sessions as this
LP. Vaughan is accompanied by a variety of jazz all-stars, including
trumpeter Waymon Reed, trombonist J.J. Johnson, and the tenors of Frank
Foster, Frank Wess, and Zoot Sims. Bill Byers contributed the arrangements
for the larger band performances. The emphasis is on ballads, with the
highlights including "I'm Just a Lucky So and So," "I Didn't Know About
You," "All Too Soon," and "Lush Life." Vaughan's voice is in typically
wondrous form throughout.