Sarah Vaughan - In A Sentimental Mood (Roulette Records 1961)

"In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington which is also performed as a song. Ellington composed the piece in 1931 and recorded it with his orchestra the same year. Lyrics were later written for the tune by Irving Mills and Manny Kurtz. According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. "We had played a big dance in a tobacco warehouse, and afterwards a friend of mine, an executive in the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, threw a party for Amy. I was playing piano when another one of our friends had some trouble with two chicks. To pacify them, I composed this there and then, with one chick standing on each side of the piano." The original recording featured solos by Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart.
"In a Sentimental Mood" makes use of a musical technique called contrapuntal or chromatic embellishment of static harmony. This is also sometimes referred to as a line cliché. Ellington recorded his best-known version together with John Coltrane, which is featured on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane and Coltrane for Lovers. The Ellington and Coltrane version was performed in the key of D flat major, mainly from B flat minor 7th to E flat minor 7th, and then A flat 13th to D flat major 7th, with an interesting interlude in A major.
After Hours is a 1961 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. This was Vaughan's first album with just guitar and double bass accompaniment, it was followed by 1963's Sarah + 2 in a similar vein.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded After Hours three stars and said that "the emphasis throughout is exclusively on Sassy's magnificent voice. The program mostly sticks to ballads, with a couple of exceptions...and is a quiet and intimate affair, with Vaughan more subtle than she sometimes was. Despite a lightweight version of "My Favorite Things" that will not remind listeners of John Coltrane, this is an excellent if brief set (34-and-a-half minutes) with some fine jazz singing".
Sarah's accompanied by Mundell Lowe (guitar) and George Duvivier (double bass). Pictured along with Sarah in video is Richard Davis. Recorded in RKO-Path Studio, New York City, July 18, 1961. (Roulette Records)
In a sentimental mood
I can see the stars come through my room
While your lovin' attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of every kiss
Every kiss, every kiss
Drifts a melody so strange and sweet
In the sentimental bliss you make my paradise
My paradise complete
Rose petals seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
To call you mine
My heart's a lighter thing
Since you made this night a thing divine
In a sentimental mood
I'm within a world, so heavenly
For I never dreamt that you'd, you'd be lovin' sentimental
You'd be loving sentimental me
Rose petals seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's a lighter thing
Since you made this night a thing divine, divine
In a sentimental mood
I'm within a world, so heavenly
For I never dreamt that you'd be lovin' sentimental
Sentimental, sentimentally

[@robertbuffone5207]

Sarah, and Ella were the two best female jazz singers ever. Their were others that were great too, but for my taste it was those two. Hope they are in heaven singing.

[@Madmarsha]

Which one of the 2 I love the most depends on who I'm listening to at the moment. Then there's Billie and that's a whole other emotion altogether. But a listening session of Ella and Sarah and I'm just floating on a cloud.

[@emilderuijter8309]

There's no heaven.

[@gmcrosa]

​@@emilderuijter8309 true, but it there were one, angels would sound like these ladies.

[@emilderuijter8309]

@@gmcrosa There are no angels either.

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

Concuerdo plenamente.

[@salamakha]

In a sentimental mood I can see the stars come through my room While your loving attitude Is like a flame that lights the gloom On the wings of every kiss Drifts a melody so strange and sweet In this sentimental bliss You make my paradise complete Rose petals seem to fall It's all I could dream to call you mine My heart's a lighter thing Since you made this night a thing divine In a sentimental mood I'm within a world so heavenly For I never dreamt that you'd be loving sentimental me

[@gellison93]

This ♥️.... To my childhood. My granny and her brothers and sisters on a Sunday evening playing cards while the children were being children. Hearing the vinyl clicking on the stereo.. I have become my grandparents

[@brucekuehn4031]

Her remarkable sense of pitch on full display here. It’s a tricky melody and no piano. Quite an amazing performance!

[@CoeCoeLoco]

Best EVER!!!

[@mariacarmasin111]

Yes it is amazing. But the harmonies are still in the guitar ;)

[@leethrelfalllt]

Agreed...

[@sarahalbers5555]

Ethereal!

[@emanuelavella5962]

She sings in such a way, that there are no words to describe it.. I can only say her voice goes straight to my heart... ❤️

[@cristinaa9711]

"We are all pure perfection, desperately trying to be something We already are. Life is not struggle, life is a song and we were all born to dance."- Anita Krizzan

[@escapingmotherhood]

Cristina A So sweet. Thank you for sharing:)

[@thenewsletter0596]

Cristina A Exactly, well said.

[@franciszerah9724]

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[@carlwalls9196]

Beautifully stated cristina♥️

[@MrMusicguyma]

Lovely thought.

[@jimjasper6690]

There will never be another one

[@hbhrhbhr]

There will be never another you*

[@pamtebelman2321]

Agreed!

[@chaoswitch1974]

Her voice so heavenly from earbuds to vinyl...

[@user-tm3wt7jy6t]

2020.8.24♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@hypatiahawks1740]

Where did you find her vinyl?

[@chaoswitch1974]

@@hypatiahawks1740 Google yields results. Though if you're in LA, there's a section where people sell vintage vinyl at the Pasadena flea market.

[@zcdel9192]

Her voice is a musical instrument.

[@mariaestherlopezmontiel2654]

Hermosa voz 💖

[@niklaslachmann1038]

Every voice is

[@nagagab9224]

MASTERPIECE- she was SOOOO GOOD- her voice control, variety, musicality, intonation and expression were so great

[@colettewhite549]

Sarah Vaughans voice is so serene and soothing.

[@pamelajohnson834]

There will be only one Sarah Vaughan. So loved. So missed.

[@tiffanytrublyss8606]

That was exquisite. In every sense of the word. I've loved her tone from the very first time I was blessed to hear it. Sarah Vaughan will always be one of my all time top favorites. She is truly Divine 🎶💚🥰

[@lucky4724]

The "DIVINE ONE"!!! Nuff said !!🎤🎧🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@darrenmorrison4335]

Sarah Vaughan her voice is like Silk thank you for posting

[@robertbrousseau1392]

Do you think there will ever be another voice like hers ??

[@PGY2000]

Sadly, no...

[@frankholdforth5917]

Good news!! There is a young lady namely Samara Joy. Definitely not Sarah, but has listened and sounds very much like her in the low register.

[@hazelteal]

Nahhh❤

[@bass2this]

Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan!!!!

[@valeriascarpa3892]

Pure velvet voice....

[@Auntkekebaby]

Perfection. Amazing performance. That ending!!!!!!

[@samanthaponder9378]

Voice is like bottomless warm flowing river

[@Auntkekebaby]

Perfect description.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Ooooh I love the way she a Sang this. Just perfect

[@MrMusicguyma]

Exquisite! Mundell Lowe (guitar) and George Duvivier (bass) do a wonderful job, too.

[@bamgrok]

I like watching her sing . I like listening to her while she sings . Very pretty and cool . I don't know the music much of that time but she really is incredible.

[@CarolB2500]

Love Sarah and this song has so much feeling that she displays in a tingling way.

[@virgilrw]

Sarah Vaughan = A DREAM! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@debrareed1514]

Who else can do this piece justus, and listen to it and afterwards know a peaceful mood💖😃🎙🎼

[@fionasingh444]

Beautiful Duke Ellington and John Coltrane brought me here I love this

[@janettucker3196]

Endless, effortless perfection.

[@deacon8754]

The Divine One

[@TereMelody]

To me, this is magic.. and Sarah, a kind of angel

[@Ared947]

Much imitated, but unmatched. One of a kind still.

[@jimjasper6690]

The best in the past and in the future ! Up till now now one could match her.

[@johnfulton4921]

Listening to her voice is like listening to an instrument she was amazing

[@KingKong_78]

Incomparável. Atemporal. Absolutamente, uma deusa entre humanos.

[@josephsengco9218]

The unison of voice, bass and guitar brings tears to my eyes.

[@nicolettacinci3053]

Heartmelting 🥰👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@raymatthews7624]

Thanks for vinyl. We can still keep real music alive. Classy vintage.

[@carolinemitchell5241]

sublime

[@colsomemiah6095]

Won the Apollo talent Show as everyone knows, but could have sung at the Met..Exquisite tone, range, no quaver like some big open stars have had.. Her "You're Mine You" is untouchable by anyone else and seems little known, masterful

[@janinevanbragt]

such a voice and such a beautiful song.

[@noreishamilton7195]

SIMPLY SENSATIONAL

[@Aileonz_Redeemed_]

Sara and Whitney are my favorite singers

[@elsvanalfen9757]

Magnificant, this performance. Love Sarah and Duke. Top combination!

[@fantastica9186]

Just beautiful!

[@MrRickywallace]

Perfect!

[@slimyelow]

Came here from watching the 2nd to last episode. Wow, that little coda is just absolute sonic magic.

[@jpmr636]

I amosty think I'm love when I listen this perfection beijos do Brasil

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

I cannot decide which version is better, Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan.

[@bluelips501]

I love this song!

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Gorgeous

[@BobGeogeo]

Fantastic.

[@ppmbbarbosa]

Maravilhosa...

[@taniapimentel1599]

Não tenha dúvida, moça!! Eu com meus 21 anos de idade se dependesse do que me é "empurrado" pra ouvir... vixe! Nossa "contemporaneidade musical" tá osso! Abraços! Alessandro, Fortaleza - CE.

[@Butterfly_757.]

👁️👁️Yess Lady 🌹🌹🌹 They Just Don't Understand 💕Sentimental Mood💕🙏🏽🎶🎵😏 Thank you😘

[@Poopita0602]

Une voix mélodieuse que j'adore

[@mariaanikina6843]

Unbelieveble.....

[@maddiedietrich6216]

Nice write-up here. Thanks for the 411!

[@paulorogeriolopes6843]

show só gente de primeiríssima afinação, bossa, voz, ouvido, ritimo e grandeza!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EvgeniaBragantseva]

really beauty

[@thechuckberryfan98]

First time I’ve heard Sarah … This is real nice, smooth and cool … Remind me to check out some more of Sarah 😉

[@solligia]

Quando fui Bancário eu ia sempre nas Boates de Jazz e para mim essa canção eu amo: In A Sentimental Mood - Tradução: Um sentimento para o Mundo de Duck Helligton, pianista e maestro de Jazz. Beijos, Carlos Francisco - Olinda - Pernambuco - Brasil - 2020

[@ChristineHubert]

Fantastisch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....

[@reinventlove1866]

amazing

[@christopherdennis4280]

What didn't I know 25 years ago that made me dislike Sarah Vaughn? Thank God for getting older!

[@Madmarsha]

Same.

[@jpmr636]

Imortal ⚜♦️

[@philpryor7524]

Superb song, the great singer, sympathetic and talented backing musicians, themselves artists. Sarah can move one to merely try compliments, actually quite professional comment, for, no-one sang better or more sweetly, and, I take in Gigli and Bjoerling, Caruso, Callas, Billie, Ella, Bessie, Mel, Frank, you line them up and who was better, though it is so silly to number and guess, for we love them all, need them and you name your loves and you are quite correct in your dear love. Sarah remains an instrument of fate.

[@marcelolinhares8233]

Uma rainha...!!

[@JMoroccoMisterBoy]

Hum, a young Sarah Vaughan

[@selmamariacorreafiaschi5845]

Pena essa voz maravilhosa não existir mais

[@Katlego77]

wow !

[@truthersprotectingtruth490]

I am not familiar with Ms. Vaughn. I can hear how voice has influenced many in this song. Wow.

[@c00lguy94_]

Simply the best

[@HarrisPilton789]

Wow. Just wow.

[@Manulosio]

Goose bumps...........

[@renanskywalkersky6884]

Putz um 🍷 a meia luz maravilhosa essa música

[@pierosavino3906]

Best jazz Singer ever. Very sofisticate. I would say then better Ella Fitzgerald.

[@henridelagardere4584]

April 30, 1935 The original version by Duke Ellington. There is no earlier recording. Why should Sassy's recording of MFT remind us of John Coltrane, Julie Andrews or anyone else?

[@Mr01081960]

Immensa come sempre Sassy ♥️

[@KingKong_78]

Amo ❤ sua voz.

[@davemehelas5053]

Get here Live At Mr. Kelly’s, a clinic for live performers

[@Superaficokings87]

You should hear "In a Sentimental Mood' by John Coltrane too.

[@tinaadjih7817]

Sarah 🥺♥️

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Pure honey so sweet. Pure heaven.

[@meowmeow-ic6jy]

I’m not crying I’m not crying

[@paulomuniz6727]

Que Maravilha!!!

[@oldbeatpete]

... recorded on my b'day, thank you!

[@electrojazz14]

I stopped breathing for a minute

[@alemar5810]

Sje's from another planet.

[@brownboykb]

🔥🔥🔥🔥💕

[@mrsprissinc]

Wow

[@mzzwowness]

And repeat until my ears bleed..

[@user-qp5ey2dq6w]

좋아요

[@csvane11]

Actual lyric: you'd be loving sentimental me.

[@RoundMidnightTV]

Thank you.

[@csvane11]

thanks for posting the song!

[@hypatiahawks1740]

I can't wait until my nightmare of neighbors gets the fuck out so I can blast my music.

[@laurencehaynes1321]

who is the guitar player?????

[@user-bg3jz7fu2r]

Sounds like Barney Kessel…..whoops! I was wrong- it was Mundell Lowe.

[@brandonbigb]

🔥🔥🔥✌🏾✝️

[@temperdidit]

I prefer her over the others. Iykyk

[@keyfeatures]

Tingles

[@milenjarashtiwi7047]

Which is the key of this version?

[@merdasvil]

#beef #steak #cake

[@bok2bok333]

Who plays the guitar?

[@sgazzz]

Mundell Lowe 🔥

[@sarahharas6629]

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