Sarah Vaughan - Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) Live from Holland 1958

"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Charlie Parker did a rendition of "Lover Man", considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was horribly intoxicated. Parker himself considered it one of his most shameful moments.
Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 -- April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century." Nicknamed "Sailor" (for her salty speech), "Sassy" and "The Divine One", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner. The National Endowment for the Arts bestowed upon her its "highest honor in jazz", the NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.
Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Asbury "Jake" Vaughan, a carpenter by trade who played guitar and piano, and Ada Vaughan, a laundress who sang in the church choir, migrants from Virginia. The Vaughans lived in a house on Brunswick Street in Newark for Vaughan's entire childhood. Jake was deeply religious. The family was active in New Mount Zion Baptist Church at 186 Thomas Street. Vaughan began piano lessons at the age of seven, sang in the church choir, and played piano for rehearsals and services. Sarah and her family were all registered Democrats.
She developed an early love for popular music. In the 1930s, she frequently saw local and touring bands at the Montgomery Street Skating Rink. By her mid-teens, she ventured illegally into Newark's night clubs and performed as a pianist and singer at the Piccadilly Club and at Newark Airport.
Vaughan attended East Side High School, then transferred to Newark Arts High School, which opened in 1931. As her nocturnal adventures as a performer overtook her academic pursuits, she dropped out of high school during her junior year to concentrate more fully on her music.
In 1989, Vaughan's health began to decline, although she rarely revealed any hints of this in her performances. She canceled a series of engagements in Europe in 1989, citing the need to seek treatment for arthritis of the hand, although she was able to complete a series of performances in Japan. During a run at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club in 1989, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and was too ill to finish the last day of what would turn out to be her final series of public performances.
Vaughan returned to her home in California to begin chemotherapy and spent her final months alternating stays in the hospital and at home. She grew weary of the struggle and demanded to be taken home, where at the age of 66 she died on the evening of April 3, 1990, while watching Laker Girls, a television movie featuring her daughter.
Her funeral was held at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Following the ceremony, a horse-drawn carriage transported her body to Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield.
Parallels have been drawn between Vaughan's voice and those of opera singers. Jazz singer Betty Carter said that with training Vaughan could have "gone as far as Leontyne Price." Bob James, Vaughan's musical director in the 1960s said that "the instrument was there. But the knowledge, the legitimacy of that whole world were not for her ... But if the aria were in Sarah's range she could bring something to it that a classically trained singer could not."
In a chapter devoted to Vaughan in his book Visions of Jazz (2000), critic Gary Giddins described her as the "ageless voice of modern jazz - of giddy postwar virtuosity, biting wit and fearless caprice". He concluded by saying that "No matter how closely we dissect the particulars of her talent ... we must inevitably end up contemplating in silent awe the most phenomenal of her attributes, the one she was handed at birth, the voice that happens once in a lifetime, perhaps once in several lifetimes."
Sarah's accompanied by Richard Davis (Bass); Ronnell Bright (Piano); and Art Morgan (Drums).
I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad
I long to try something I never had
Never had no kissin'
Oh, what I've been missin'
Lover man, oh, where can you be?
The night is so cold and I'm so all alone
I'd give my soul just to call you my own
Got a moon above me
But no one to love me
Lover man, oh, where can you be?
I've heard it said
That the thrill of romance
Can be like a heavenly dream
I go to bed with a prayer
That you'll make love to me
Strange as it seems
Someday we'll meet
And you'll dry all my tears
And whisper sweet
Little things in my ear
A hugging and a-kissing
Ooh, what we've been missing
Lover man, oh, where can you be?
Lover man, where can you be?

[@genextra4535]

She embodied true jazz: improvisation, interpretation, emotional connection, vocal precision

[@Diane-py5bc]

ha that's what I was trying to say ......I think? ty for saying it so classy tho. and never fading or getting "old" ya know. tG we can see her ...some are banned?

[@rodhenderson2885]

The greatest of all time!

[@christianharbin7979]

Her speaking voice was so trebled. So when she projected her whole voice, it's this enveloping affect that just takes over your body. It's rich, full, feminine, sultry, sexy and has me feeling all types of ways at once. It almost catches you off guard.

[@amacallan9]

Word...it always catches me off guard.

[@edithcarter3554]

She has the most amazing voice. She was blessed.

[@dougjohnson3299]

You do a great job of describing her effect on us all.

[@larrycarr4562]

The night is so cold… I go to bed, a prayer that you’ll make love to me…a hugging and a kissing oh what we been missing🎶

[@carienvanhest3548]

Her voice is priceless. Like she is singing to herself. The unsurpassed Mrs. Sarah Vaughan!

[@alanoneill3065]

Nice observation

[@carienvanhest3548]

@@alanoneill3065 Thank you kindly

[@kewlgurrl]

I'm so glad her performances were captured on video. She is such a divine singer!

[@arnoldamaral7406]

When she sings it's pure gold pouring out of her mouth that's the best way to explain it. Such an incredible voice. ARNOLD BOURBON AMARAL

[@garyhenderson7332]

One of a kind, that will never been seen again.

[@theronedawson3236]

She is simply beautiful and her voice is simply beautiful.

[@garyhenderson7332]

Sara, the greatest jazz singer of all time.

[@monicabella7894]

No! It's Lady Day

[@garyhenderson7332]

@@monicabella7894 Really ! I think you need a hearing aid.

[@KevinIsaiah]

Like you said THE greatest Jazz singer!

[@pookie3093]

She is great. She is fabulous. She is definitely one of the greats I'd say. The greatest jazz singer of all time? No she is not that.

[@lrowlands53]

OMG My head just exploded. This is some of the most masterful singing in the universe! WHAT A VOICE!!!! Phrasing divine.

[@solemandd67]

Her voice pulls you into the lyrics and melody until you sink into her depths

[@JosephDowski]

Simply amazing!!! That sly look she gives the camera at 5:08. She's like, I can do this all day... 💝

[@Bebe-wm1ot]

the night is so cold, and im so all alone ❤️

[@alsimmons6255]

Not for long Bebe not for long.

[@TheWriterWalker]

Sarah's voice becomes an important force in the novel AMAZED BY HER GRACE (by Janet Walker).

[@kreatingkim1895]

Whoever disliked this has no soul.

[@murph3001]

It's special to read comments about Sarah on I tube. I often have stated she is the best we ever had. Many people agree. God bless her soul ___ her music will be with us forever

[@LeoLeo-ni1mf]

She sing so effortless. Its beautiful😊

[@sophiaelayne9984]

It’s really not about comparing or competition but for me she’s the ultimate. With Ella and Billie a extremely close second.

[@BigTone999]

Check out Nancy Wilson

[@sophiaelayne9984]

She is outstanding.@@BigTone999

[@eylulergul2085]

Tears..... Just tears.... One of the best of Sarah...

[@ke6319]

That was so smooth it seemed vulgar to hear applause after it was done, solid Gold

[@nancydrew5]

1:27 Did my ears hear her sing dat tritone over dat chord?Damn!!! She makes it look effortless, but the intervals she sings with those chords. That harmony!🤯

[@julianmitchell3035]

She ended the song with a goddamn b5. Who in their right mind has the moxy to end sucha song with such a ballsy move! A flippin' flat 5!

[@arnoldamaral7406]

@@julianmitchell3035 I call it pure talent my friend. I just love her VOICE & such a lady. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@emanx222]

That note was so perfectly placed, her phrasing, timing and choices in this performance are second to none

[@emanx222]

​@@julianmitchell3035 if you're talking about the vocal note she ended on, it was neither a B5 or a B at sll lol, she ended on a G4 😊 utterly gorgeous note choice paired either the chord

[@tiberiusgracchus4222]

Good god, that was otherworldly. Complete mastery of her craft. Stunning.

[@dbrinkm1]

She was so, so very special !..a voice that comes along ...only in three lifetimes.I could listen to that beautiful voice instrument all day long.I played Trumpet , Coronet and Baritone and would like to hear a little muffled horn with that wonderful voice of Miss Vaughn's . db

[@joianglade6932]

She is incredible! I am literally mourning her and her voice

[@TheWriterWalker]

You, and a fictional character named Grace Gresham-Nelson. Check out her story and Sarah's role in it in the novel Amazed by Her Grace.

[@PauloCesarMoreto]

Sarah ,Billie,Ella ,Dinah etc...She's was wonderful!!!

[@caninbar]

The one and only!

[@daconqueror7777]

GOOD GOD!

[@marianchacon5289]

AMAZING VOCALIST OF JAZZ!! WOW!!! SARAH VAUGHN HAD A SULTRY, POWERFUL, SUBLIME VOICE, INCOMPARABLE!!! TQ FOR A LOVELY RENDITION!!!

[@rosebud3971]

She is the very best, of course, but her giving credit to Billie for recording the song, is mind-blowing! 👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@BrianFootwork]

Whew 😬😬😬 that PIANIST IS AMAZING, & those harmonies are mind blowing. Sarah's ear is BEYOND, & of course that vocal instrument is not matched. No time to talk type... rewinding.

[@cherylrobinson6718]

She is just fantastic

[@samueldavis1524]

She's a God gift talent. You instantly take notice when she walks into the room.

[@Shaktiaakil]

Just gorgeous and moving.. vocalist goals

[@angeangebag5595]

La meilleure... ... Too much and incredible

[@detrickwright6098]

This is lovely, no disrespect to one of my favorite singers, but Billie Holiday makes you feel sorry for wanting. She made you feel the blues.

[@-HRH]

Extraordinary!

[@debraanderson9658]

Being with Sarah Vaughan echoing in my head sneaking to my heart 💜❤️💋🌹❤️💋

[@paweromanczuk346]

I'm right here Sarah!

[@arnoldamaral7406]

🏃🏃🏃🎵🎶🎼 Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@MabookaMabooka]

She is fantastic of course... But what is this crazy harmony? :) OMG isn't it soooo gorgeous! Why haven't I ever heard of this amazing piano player until now? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phyllislen]

Billie holiday song. But Sarah slayed it. Took control from the first moment she opened her mouth. Miss Holiday. Her style never touched me. This is like climbing the stairway to heaven

[@monicabella7894]

Billie Holiday can never be "slayed" ! Although incredibly beautiful by Sarah this will always belong to Lady Day ❤️ The greatest singer that ever has graced this earth.

[@KevinIsaiah]

Like you said Sarah SLAYED this! Unlike the original which sounds like it was recorded in a mausoleum..🤷🏾‍♂️

[@billie44]

@@KevinIsaiah That's not nice it sold well And it was written for Billie her biggest hit And it 14 years earlier Billies record

[@billie44]

@@monicabella7894 Also Sahara was a Billie fan and she looked up to Billie

[@monicabella7894]

@@billie44 Check out Jo Stafford. Also a great vocalist 🌹

[@chaoswitch1974]

Perfect song.

[@shermcat1]

Oh my goodness. She was so wonderful.

[@kalaklah4848]

she transports me to this place and I am there. So much character in her phrasing

[@danaanderson2163]

Just Beautiful, I love her Ella, Billie, Dina...just beautiful voices...

[@rosy15825]

Lort, what a voice.

[@johnborders9246]

My Newark New Jersey native ain't no joke

[@zandramccoy1910]

Such a rich, heavenly voice! That sultry vocal run through out the song is just simply phenomenal 👄 🥰🎹!!

[@stevenriihikoski1750]

It's a gorgeous and expressive version. Authentic (and rare) artists truly make the song their own, and Sarah Vaughan, whether on recordings or in live performances such as this, does just that. That first bridge she sings here drifts in so subtly, caressingly....then later she sweeps the listener along on the same melody and lyrics so powerfully --- it takes your breath away! Divine Sarah lives. Thanks for sharing this moment of musical genius!

[@noblenotes27]

I have never heard those chord changes before. Very interesting !

[@tecie4u]

Excellent!

[@clovisra]

Sarah at her prime. I can't stop hearing.

[@eleonorasantangelo421]

Heaven, I'm in heaven.

[@monicabella7894]

SARAH ❤

[@henrysadowski2164]

Every time I watch this omg

[@btinsley1]

what was THAT @ 3:37? Beautifully ascended!! Never heard any vocalist ever do that. Truly moving rendition.

[@juanjosebernizgodia7517]

God, I love her so❤❤❤

[@MarkLarenz]

So good 👌🏽

[@valeriecomplex9685]

I wanna sound like this :(

[@marianchacon5289]

EXQUISITA Y PRECIOSA!!! GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ESTA MUSICA CLASICA DE SARAH VAUGHN!!!!!

[@marvinhenson3293]

Only God could create her voice!

[@userwater777]

Her voice is like a jazzy opera !

[@user-lm2bq1sr7k]

I was today years old. 🤓❇️👍

[@theressamurphy2996]

Beautiful ❤️

[@jasperdilincoln2341]

God all i need is a Bubble Bath and a Fireplace 😊 to relax

[@RanBlakePiano]

Still listening her voice color magic .pianist swell

[@TheWriterWalker]

That's my girl!

[@TheWendyagogo]

Someday we will meet and you 'll drive all my tears and wishper sweet little things in my ear....

[@soaribb32]

2:21 this run tho

[@RanBlakePiano]

Sublime And there is Charlie Parker ,jeanne,Bill Russo Lee konitz Stan Kenton and billie There is room. For so many Ran

[@sallemjazz1]

Good to see you here, Mr Blake.

[@karynsnyder5185]

Spectacular 🥰

[@pookie3093]

Super great!!

[@robertogomesmusic]

Amazing, as always...

[@ime916]

Hermosa♡♡♡♡♡

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Imelda Martinez AYE DIOS MIO! ARNOLD BOURBON AMARAL

[@sammyjacksonofhollywood1245]

Good job! peoples who disliked this video have a evil spirit!!!..

[@tecie4u]

Yeeeesssss Hunniiiii

[@bamgrok]

Dam ....she is cool

[@anaceuca7482]

❤

[@MrJasilva33]

Oh my goddess!

[@jamshidbastani]

My God!

[@jamshidbastani]

She hears the changes better than the pianist!

[@tedderecky3281]

€€€@€

[@louisemargo6027]

😭😭😭

[@unclealand]

How can she speak in such a soft, little-girl tone, but sing in such rich, varied keys? Keys, hell, she can sing in four octaves.

[@nl_fernandes]

amém

[@abodabalo]

This is Sarah Vaughan's performance that Samara Joy mentions as her inspiration to sing Jazz.

[@KevinIsaiah]

🥺😔

[@Gatsbyesque]

An architect.

[@gaudrey692]

I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad I long to try something I never had Never had no kissing Oh, what I've been missing Lover man, oh, where can you be The night is cold and I'm so alone I'd give my soul just to call you my own Got a moon above me But no one to love me Lover man, oh, where can you be I've heard it said That the thrill of romance Can be like a heavenly dream I go to bed with a prayer That you'll make love to me Strange as it seems Someday we'll meet And you'll dry all my tears Then whisper sweet Little things in my ear Hugging and a kissing Oh, what we've been missing Lover man, oh, where can you be I've heard it said That the thrill of romance Can be like a heavenly dream I go to bed with a prayer That you'll make love to me Strange as it seems Someday we'll meet And you'll dry all my tears Then whisper sweet Little things in my ear Hugging and a kissing Oh, what we've been missing Lover man, oh, where can you be

[@evadefrumerie3676]

🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@vitorcamposlino]

To em choque

[@MM-kz8ds]

Is this one of the song from the novel Nocturnes by kazuo ishiguro? Idk what exactly cause im listening to the audiobook

[@TheWriterWalker]

As good as this is, she recorded a much better version that I prefer.

[@TheWriterWalker]

@@ph0g275, I'm glad you asked. Lol. On the KZbin channel redgoriya you will find it under the song's title. The link is below.

[@TheWriterWalker]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmSnhX9pgLarb5Y

[@TheWriterWalker]

@@ph0g275, thanks. I never knew the source album for that cut, but its languid delivery and perfect depth charms me so much that I can't bear any other of Sarah's other versions. Lol.

[@TheWriterWalker]

@Daryl Sledge, you're right. People often compare because there is a great spirit of dissension in the world today. But I, who am a great lover of Sarah (lol), compare because her other version is simply, well, DIVINE! Once you've heard it, this one sounds almost cartoonish.

[@nancydrew5]

@@TheWriterWalker I've heard both versions. Actually the one you referenced in your link first and yes it is indeed Divine. However, I appreciate Sarah's musicianship in this rendition. The notes she chooses, the intervals she sings, the harmonics she utilizes, really showcases her vocal instrument. Really this version a great interpretation for a vocal music study in a jazz harmony class for a vocalist. Her other version, released on an album song more straight. Still, Sarah Vaughan is Sublime.

[@pharaohoftheincubi]

If the chords could follow the song a little.. that would be cool.

[@dirkvandehengst6085]

FRIENDWSS

[@monicabella7894]

Incredibly beautiful, although this belongs to Lady Day.

[@joesphbegley3088]

Pity she thought she could write a better tune.

[@charlesbarry971]

Departed jazz legend.

[@user-yl1ol1mo4d]

❤️