Possessing one of the most magnificent voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) is ranked among the greatest jazz singers alongside Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. *Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown* finds her in the company of the great trumpeter Clifford Brown, who would tragically die in a car accident in 1956, at the age of 25. AllMusic writer Scott Yanow stated that "everything works" on this album, making it an "essential acquisition."