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Article: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 740).(Review)
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- Sensible Sound
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 740)
This recording, originally made in 1963, has become something of a legendary cult item over the years. It was the first time that Coltrane's classic quartet made a recording with a vocalist, and the results are, well, the stuff of legend. Hartman's rich voice and clear articulation are complemented perfectly by Coltrane's sax, McCoy Tyner's piano, Jimmy Garrison's bass, and Elvin Jones's drums. The songs are standards: "They Say It's ...