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John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman [Original recording remastered]

~ Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, Johnny Hartman, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, et al.
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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Jul 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • ASIN: B000003N7K
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,662 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #36 in  Music > Jazz > Labels > GRP
    #59 in  Music > Jazz > Post-bop > Saxophone
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Track Listings

1. They Say It's Wonderful
2. Dedicated To You
3. My One And Only Love
4. Lush Life
5. You Are Too Beautiful
6. Autumn Serenade

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is one of the three all-ballad albums that John Coltrane recorded in late 1962 and early 1963. Johnny Hartman was apparently Coltrane's suggestion, and his deep, dark voice meshes perfectly with Coltrane's tenor. The material is well-chosen, including definitive readings of "My One and Only Love" and "Lush Life". McCoy Tyner fills out the chords, augmenting the harmonies and keeping the tone of these ballads respectful but not overly sentimental. All the players get to the deep structure of the songs and are not afraid to play in the most essential and elegant manner. This is beautiful jazz. --Michael Monhart

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From his formative days with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, through the expansive revelations of his Prestige, Atlantic and Impulse! recordings, John Coltrane revealed many facets of beauty--some full of turbulence, others bathed in serenity. JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN is probably the saxophonist's most graceful, accessible recording in a discography awash in spiritual radiance.
When this album was recorded in March of 1963, Coltrane was completing a series of recordings designed to highlight his lyric strengths and the subtle accompaniment skills of his quartet. When the concept of singer was raised, Coltrane reached out to Hartman becausethe saxophonist considered the crooner's soothing, elegant baritone to be a musical parallel to his own singing sound.
The spiritual aura and artistic empathy they achieve on JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN is simply transcendent. Their version of "My One And Only Love" is among the most mesmerising performances in the history of jazz, as Coltrane's majestic tenor and Garrison's syncopated bass anticipate Hartman's entrance, with his luminous timbre, poetic articulation and hear-a-pin-drop phrasing. Hartman and Tyner turn the opening verse of Strayhorn's "Lush Life" into a theatrical event, setting a bittersweet tone for the ambivalence of the main theme, while their interplay on "You Are Too Beautiful" istenderness personified. And when the saxophonist finally sidesteps the melody to vigorously expand upon the harmonic and rhythmic implications of the changes to "Autumn Serenade",one realises that for John Coltrane, beauty was the sum total of his very existance.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous album of jazz ballades that deserves 6 out of 5, 17 Mar 2000
A perfect marriage of rich sounds. Hartman's superb deep brown vocals are perfectly matched by the silky smooth tenor sax sound of Coltraine. Accompaniment is supportive yet subtle and only those without a soul will fail to float into a dreamy ecstacy whilst litening.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime. Colossal. All but perfect., 16 Dec 1999
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Usually quite judicious in my praise, I must start nonetheless by saying that this is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time (truly among the ranks of, if you're curious as to my frame of reference, Brubeck's "Time Out," Ella's 'Mack the Knife' Berlin concert, Trane's "My Favorite Things," Miles' "Kind of Blue," and "Porgy and Bess," Sonny Rollins' "Saxophone Colossus," and perhaps Bill Evans' "Conversations with Myself"). Obscure and almost unknown up through his death and for several years thereafter, Johnny Hartman's music has been discovered by many in an upswing which.. probably can be traced to the use of several of his tracks in the otherwise forgettable film version of "Bridges of Madison County." On Hartman's other recordings, it seems as if his producers could not decide whether he was the next Nat King Cole or was a jazz balladeer. This is where he belongs. His luscious, resonant bass (let's not kid ourselves, Hartman's got more of what it takes than a mere baritone) is, on this record, particularly skillful and tremendously expressive. Coltrane, likewise is wonderfully restrained for a point so far along in his career, and McCoy Tyner and the rest provide a splendid backdrop.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the greatest vocal jazz CD of all time!, 22 Dec 1999
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First of all, the songs on the CD's are American classics, written by the likes of Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, Richard Rodgers, and Billy Strayhorn. The songs are of a lyrical and structural quality that is so striking when compared to today's music.

Then, Johnny Hartman's beautiful, deep baritone is stunning! How did Hartman not become one of America's great voices? Why is he still so obscure? When you hear him sing these songs you will instantly recognize him for what he was, an unforgettable singer who makes the songs his own and sings with an intimacy that is truly remarkable.

As if that weren't enough, the jazz trio features the greatest sax player ever, John Coltrane. The music was recorded in an era of minimalistic production - you hear only Hartman's voice and the Jazz trio. And when Coltrane blows his sax, you feel the emotion of his music.

Add it all up, and it is a breathtakingly romantic CD that gets better each time you listen. You won't really know this music until you've heard it 100 times.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Trane album - but a good one nevertheless
A word of advice: Don't come to this looking for more Trane, particularly when this is on Impulse!, the label which published Trane's most daring music. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars They say it's wonderful...
... and, wow, it really is...

Showing Coltrane's mellow and romantic side (also seen on his "My Favorite Things"), this album brings the great and precise vocalist... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is too beautiful
What can I say? An absolute classic, if exceedingly short on running time (31 minutes) - though even that's in keeping with the feel of this album: never saying more than it needs... Read more
Published on 29 April 2007 by Mr. Dm Grundy

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
The only reservation with this album is that is sadly very short (about 31 mins), but it's a truly marvellous album. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2006 by S J Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars Weird
It is hard to imagine that this is the same band backing Johnny Hartman who recorded My Favourite Things, Crescent and A Love Supreme. Read more
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