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Johnny Hartman: The Voice That Is!
by AAJ Staff
The lush baritone voice of Johnny Hartman enriched many big bands in the Forties and Fifties including Dizzy Gillespie's and Erol Garner's. But in the sixties he recorded many fine albums as leader and with all-star small groups. Although not as popular as some of his other releases, “The Voice That Is" is an exceptional showcase of his beautiful talent.Hartman is clearly the central figure in this recording. He doesn't share the limelight with many soloists as on ...
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by AAJ Staff
The world of jazz, much like life itself, is very often confusing and unfair. Artists that are widely respected and loved by their peers often fail to “make it big", while others that no one seems to care for very often rise to the status of superstars. But as in life, history often seems to have a way of using unusual means to deliver at least a measure of posthumous justice. In the case of vastly under appreciated jazz vocalist ...
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