Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan - If You Could See Me Now

Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Guy Barker with singers CHERISE, Lucy-Anne Daniels, Marisha Wallace and Lizz Wright, with presenter Clarke Peters.

The BBC Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line-up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century. Sarah Vaughan, born 100 years ago, spanned a range of genres, working with great musicians from Dizzy Gillespie to Michael Tilson Thomas. Her unparalleled vocal technique, which married operatic grandeur with the coolness of jazz, left audiences spellbound. The Proms presents an evening of songs made famous by Vaughan, including ‘Mean to Me’, ‘If You Could See Me Now’ and ‘Body and Soul’.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Tadd Dameron – If you Could See Me Now
Jerome Kern – Nobody Else but Me
Fred Ahlert – Mean Me
George Kelly/Sid Wyche/Mayme Watts – Don’t Be on the Outside
Johnny Green – Body and Soul
Thad Jones/Sarah Vaughan – Sassy’s Blues
Mann Curtis/Al Hoffman/Walter Kent – I’m Gonna Live Till I Die
Vincent Youmans – Great Day
Barry Mann – Just a Little Lovin’ (Early in the Morning)
Billy Eckstine – Rhythm in a Riff
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Double Rainbow
Dizzy Gillespie – Interlude (A Night in Tunisia)

INTERVAL: Singer Claire Martin with a selection of Sarah Vaughan's greatest - and lesser-known - recordings

CHERISE (singer)
Lucy-Anne Daniels (singer)
Marisha Wallace (singer)
Lizz Wright (singer)
Clarke Peters (presenter)

BBC Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker (conductor)