Misty

Sarah Vaughan · 1958 (year to be confirmed)

Context

Composed by pianist Erroll Garner in 1954, "Misty" received lyrics by Johnny Burke. Sarah Vaughan's version, recorded in Paris in 1958 with arrangements by Quincy Jones, drew more attention to the track than the earlier sung versions. It then became a vocal standard.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 5, 2026: Misty - Ecran de fumée (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Lullaby of Birdland (1954)
• Embraceable You (1954)
• Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (Tivoli, 1963) (1963)

Sources

• EN: Misty (song)
• EN: Vaughan and Violins

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