McCoy Tyner| p
Gerald Cannon | b
Joe Farnsworth| dr
José James | voc
Chris Potter | ts
recorded live at HR-Sendesaal, Frankfurt, October 28, 2011
1. Fly With The Wind (McCoy Tyner)
2. Ballad for Aisha (McCoy Tyner)
3. Autumn Serenade (Peter DeRose, Sammy Gallop)
4. Dedicated To You (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret)
5. You Are Too Beautiful (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
6. My One and Only Love (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin)
7. In A Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington)
8. (Encore)
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is a 1963 studio album featuring John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.
Though Coltrane and Hartman had known each other since their days playing with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the late 1940s (Hartman had been with the band on an on and off basis, and Coltrane played (third) alto with the band in 1949), Hartman is the only vocalist with whom the saxophonist would record as a leader. Initially when producer Bob Thiele approached Hartman with Coltrane's request that the two record together Hartman was hesitant as he did not consider himself a jazz singer and did not think he and Coltrane would complement one another musically. However, Thiele encouraged Hartman to go see Coltrane perform at Birdland in New York to see if something could be worked out. Hartman did so, and after the club closed he, Coltrane, and Coltrane's pianist McCoy Tyner, went over some songs together. On March 7, 1963 Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the record album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole on the radio performing "Lush Life", and Hartman immediately decided that song had to be included in their album. The legendary compilation was made that same day at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Each song was done in only one take, except for "You Are Too Beautiful", which required two takes because Elvin Jones dropped one of his drumsticks during the first take.
The album became an instant jazz classic, and the renditions of "Lush Life", "My One and Only Love", and "They Say It's Wonderful" are considered definitive. Hartman's "master" Billy Eckstine stood godfather to this production which was directed by Bob Thiele.
Though Coltrane and Hartman had known each other since their days playing with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the late 1940s (Hartman had been with the band on an on and off basis, and Coltrane played (third) alto with the band in 1949), Hartman is the only vocalist with whom the saxophonist would record as a leader. Initially when producer Bob Thiele approached Hartman with Coltrane's request that the two record together Hartman was hesitant as he did not consider himself a jazz singer and did not think he and Coltrane would complement one another musically. However, Thiele encouraged Hartman to go see Coltrane perform at Birdland in New York to see if something could be worked out. Hartman did so, and after the club closed he, Coltrane, and Coltrane's pianist McCoy Tyner, went over some songs together. On March 7, 1963 Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the record album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole on the radio performing "Lush Life", and Hartman immediately decided that song had to be included in their album. The legendary compilation was made that same day at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Each song was done in only one take, except for "You Are Too Beautiful", which required two takes because Elvin Jones dropped one of his drumsticks during the first take.
The album became an instant jazz classic, and the renditions of "Lush Life", "My One and Only Love", and "They Say It's Wonderful" are considered definitive. Hartman's "master" Billy Eckstine stood godfather to this production which was directed by Bob Thiele.
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Thanks bogard. The original Coltrane/Hartman album is great, McCoy Tyner is a great pianist, and Jose James' recent Coltrane cover concert (it's available as a video stream on the web) is superb. So this one should be great too.
very curious to hear this one! grazie, meric, thanks
I agree-can't wait to hear THIS! Of course, as a Trane fan, the "Hartman" lp has always been a fun curio in the midst of the Quartets' material of the time. It's gonna be fun to hear (presumably) Chris Potter rein it in a bit on this material...maybe? Love all these recent posts from the unbelievalbe Euro Jazz fests-thanx SO much!!
Wow Thanks a lot: i belive that james is the next big thing!
Looks like a wonderful post once again --- looking forward to hear this!!!
---actually, is there any recording of Ernie Watts / Kurt Elling tribute concert to Trane/Hartman album available? That would be an interesting comparison...---
the link is dead, can you repost? Thanks from mexico
the link is dead. Can you repost? Thanks in advance.
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