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John Maurice Hartman (July 3, 1923 – September 15, 1983) [1] was an American jazz singer, known for his rich baritone voice and recordings of ballads. He sang and recorded with Earl Hines ' and Dizzy Gillespie 's big bands and with Erroll Garner. Hartman is best remembered for his collaboration in 1963 with saxophonist John Coltrane, John ...
Dec 5, 2019 · John Maurice Hartman was a critically acclaimed baritone jazz singer who specialized in ballads. Born in Louisiana but raised in Chicago, he began singing and playing the piano by age eight.
Dec 13, 2012 · A few years ago, while doing research for a jazz history class at Rutgers University in Newark, the saxophonist Jeff Coffin told me that John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman was the first CD he bought. “It really latches onto you,” Coffin said.
Jul 10, 2007 · Billy Eckstine was a black vocalist who had successfully crossed over to the mainstream, but not without backlash from white listeners who rejected his music. Hartman's career turned a...
The amount of original research is astounding, as Akkerman interviewed musicians, family members and music business insiders to fill in the historical gaps of Hartman’s checkered career. He also listened to hours of rare and unreleased recordings of Hartman in concert and studio settings.
May 16, 2003 · At the time of his death in 1983, Johnny Hartman was already a ghost. A supreme interpreter of ballads with a lush, velvety baritone, Hartman combated indifference for nearly forty years, his one moment in the sun a 1963 collaboration with saxophonist John Coltrane's classic quartet.
He recorded a well-known collaboration with the saxophonist John Coltrane in 1963 called John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, and was briefly a member of Dizzy Gillespie's group and recorded with Erroll Garner.
