All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP
Remastered & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound From Original Analog Tapes
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, released by Impulse! Records in 1963, was recorded on March 7, 1963 at the Van Gelder Studio. Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the 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 on their record. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises' audiophile Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets.
John Coltrane's matchup with singer Johnny Hartman, although quite unexpected, works extremely well. Hartman was in prime form on the six ballads, and his versions of 'Lush Life' and 'My One and Only Love' have never been topped. Coltrane's playing throughout the session is beautiful, sympathetic, and still exploratory; he sticks exclusively to tenor on the date. At only half an hour, one wishes there were twice as much music, but what is here is classic, essential for all jazz collections.
-Scott Yanow, AllMusic
Features
Acoustic Sounds Series reissue from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises
180g Vinyl LP
All-Analog
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound From Original Analog Tapes
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jacket
Musicians
Johnny Hartman vocals
John Coltrane tenor sax
McCoy Tyner piano
Jimmy Garrison bass
Elvin Jones drums
Track Listing:
Side A:
They Say It's Wonderful
Dedicated To You
My One And Only Love
Side B:
Lush Life
You Are Too Beautiful
Autumn Serenade
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Verve Label Group
Catalog No: 1000117354
Barcode: 0602438089536
Genre: Jazz
No of Discs: 1
Release Date: 4/29/2022
UPC: 602438089536