The Lonely Hours

VINYL FORMAT. After a host of great albums for the Mercury label, Sassy signed with Roulette in 1960 and promptly picked up where she left off. Always surrounding herself with first rate arrangers and sidemen, the 1963 sessions that made up The Lonely Hours pairs her with the sensational multitalented Benny Carter. His astute charts, especially the take on Ellington's "Solitude" enhance the feelings of longing, loneliness, heartache and lost love while Vaughan's patented phrasing and interpretations sell the mood.