| In the Land of Hi-Fi | ||||
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| Studio album by Sarah Vaughan | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | October 25–27, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | EmArcy | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
In the Land of Hi-Fi is a 1955 studio album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. It was recorded October 25–27, 1955, in New York City. Alternate takes from these sessions, featuring a young Cannonball Adderley, were compiled on The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 1 - Great Jazz Years 1954-1956.
Track listing
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 3:30
- "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:37
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 2:32
- "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) – 2:35
- "Don't Be on the Outside" (George Kelly, Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) – 3:01
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 2:36
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 3:20
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:57
- "Maybe" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:34
- "An Occasional Man" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:33
- "Why Can't I?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:54
- "Oh My" (Joe Greene) – 2:21
Personnel
- The Ernie Wilkins orchestra
- Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow – trumpet
- Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson – trombones
- Cannonball Adderley, Sam Marowitz – alto saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – flute, tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Jones – piano
- Turk Van Lake – guitar
- Joe Benjamin – double bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Ernie Wilkins – arranger, conductor
- Production
- Dennis Drake – remixing, remastering
- Ellie Hughes, Tom Hughes – artwork, design
- Seth Rothstein, Richard Seidel – preparation
- Bob Shad – producer
References
- AllMusic review
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 735.