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¡Viva! Vaughan is a 1965 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, orchestrated and conducted by Frank Foster, and produced by Quincy Jones.[1]

¡Viva! Vaughan
Studio album by Sarah Vaughan
Released	1965
Recorded	August 13–18, 1964
Genre	Vocal jazz, Bossa nova
Length	41:40
Label	Mercury
Producer	Quincy Jones
Sarah Vaughan chronology
Vaughan with Voices (1964) ¡Viva! Vaughan (1965) Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

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."[1]

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

References

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