Swingin' Easy
by Scott Yanow This Trip recording of Swingin' Easy has two of Sarah Vaughan's better jazz dates from her years on Mercury and EmArcy. Accompanied by just a trio (with Jimmy Jones or John Malachi on piano) rather than her usual string orchestra, Sassy really swings hard on some of these numbers. Highlights include "Shulie a Bop," "I Cried for You," "Prelude to a Kiss," "Pennies from Heaven" and "Body and Soul."