Jazz Articles

Jim Conroy: Heart of the Man

by Dave Nathan
May 1, 2001

Subtitled An Appreciation of Johnny Hartman, one expects an album of songs associated with Johnny Hartman as interpreted by Jim Conroy. While four of the tunes fall into this category, the remaining six are compositions by Conroy, some tributes to Hartman. Conroy has that deep baritone that made Hartman vocal interpretations so special, and it is a pleasant voice indeed. But it falls a bit short of that smooth as melted chocolate tone that was uniquely Hartman's. Of the Conroy ...