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Johnny Hartman
Tokyo Albums
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Greensleeves - Johnny Hartman, Traditional
2. On a Clear Day - Johnny Hartman, Lane
3. My Favorite Things - Johnny Hartman, Hammerstein, Oscar
4. Violets for Your Furs - Johnny Hartman, Adair
5. Nature Boy - Johnny Hartman, Ahbez
6. Summertime - Johnny Hartman, Gershwin, George
7. Why Did I Choose You - Johnny Hartman, Edward
8. Shadow of Your Smile - Johnny Hartman, Mandel
9. Fly Me to the Moon - Johnny Hartman, Howard, B.
10. The Nearness of You - Johnny Hartman, Carmichael
11. I'm Glad There Is You - Johnny Hartman, Dorsey, Jimmy
12. On Green Dolphin Street - Johnny Hartman, Kaper
13. My Funny Valentine - Johnny Hartman, Hart, Lorenz
14. Sometimes I'm Happy - Johnny Hartman, Grey, Clifford
15. S'posin' - Johnny Hartman, Denniker

CD Details

All Artists: Johnny Hartman
Title: Tokyo Albums
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Gambit Spain
Release Date: 9/27/2005
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 8436028692163

Synopsis

Album Description

The vocalist is at his best on these exceptional dates with exquisite versions of 'My Favorite Things', 'Summertime', 'Nature Boy', 'On Green Dolphin Street', 'My Funny Valentine', and the previously unreleased recordings of Greensleeves, 'On A Clear Day', 'Shadow Of Your Smile' and 'Fly Me To The Moon' for the first time ever on CD. Gambit. 2005.

CD Reviews

Rare Hartman music finally makes it to CD

Steve Emerine | Tucson, AZ United States | 03/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is a must for any Johnny Hartman fan. Its 15 songs provide 73 minutes of wonderful music he recorded in Tokyo in November and December of 1972 when he was in his musical prime. Eleven of the tunes were released by Blue Note a few years ago under the title "For Trane" in a salute to saxophonist John Coltrane, who teamed up with Hartman for one of the finest sax-vocal albums of the last century. As far as I know, the other six songs on this CD are new to this format. And while pianists Masahiro Kikuchi or Mikio Masuda may not be as well known to you as McCoy Tyner, they and their Japanese colleagues do a fine job on this album of Hartman singing with small jazz combos. I guarantee you'll play it a lot after you buy it."