5. August 1975:
Sarah Vaughan is chosen to open the famous jazz festival in Laren, a small village near Amsterdam. She sneaks in among her musicians, including
Bob Magnusson,
Jimmy Cobb,
Miles Davis' drummer, and
Carl Schroeder, her pianist, who has accompanied her for more than 20 years. At 51, the 'Divine' not only uses the full range of her voice to sail from the roughest basses to the most dazzling highs, but she also smiles, captures the smallest emotion, seeks communion with each audience member as if he or she were unique, as if she were singing just for them.
