Johnny Hartman

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This release contains all of Hartman’s recordings for the Bethlehem label. It includes both master the complete original albums "Songs from the Heart" (Bethlehem BCP-43) and "All of Me" (Bethlehem BCP-6014). As a bonus, a number of rare dates completing all existing recordings by Hartman with either Erroll Garner or Earl Hines, as well as all of his studio recordings with Dizzy Gillespie.

PERSONNEL:

JOHNNY HARTMAN, vocals with:

CD 1 [1-18]: SONGS FROM THE HEART

HOWARD McGHEE, trumpet
RALPH SHARON, piano
JAY CAVE, bass
CHRISTY FABBO, drums

New York, October 1955

CD 2 [1-16]: ALL OF ME

On 1, 6, 10, 12-16:
ERNIE ROYAL, HOWARD McGHEE, trumpet
FRANK REHAK, trombone
ANTHONY ORTEGA, alto sax
LUCKY THOMPSON, tenor sax
JEROME RICHARDSON, tenor sax, flute
DANNY BANK, baritone sax
HANK JONES, piano
MILT HINTON, bass
OSIE JOHNSON, drums
ERNIE WILKINS (conductor & arranger).
New York, November 1956.

On 2-5, 7-9 & 11:
Orchestra and strings arranged & conducted by FRANK HUNTER
New York, late 1956.

BONUS TRACKS: JOHNNY HARTMAN, vocals, with:

CD 1 [19-22]: The ERROL GARNER TRIO. New York, August 23, 1949.
CD 1 [23-24] & CD 2 [23-24]: The DIZZY GILLESPIE Orchestra. New York & Chicago, 1949.
CD 2 [17-22]:The EARL HINES & Orchestra.
Chicago, 1947 & New York, 1953

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

CD1 · Total Time: 75:28

01 What Is There To Say?
02 Ain’t Misbehavin’
03 I Fall In Love Too Easily
04 We’ll Be Together Again
05 Down In The Depths
06 They Didn’t Believe Me
07 I’m Glad There’s You
08 When Your Lover Has Gone
09 I’ll Remember April
10 I See Your Face Before Me
11 September Song
12 Moonlight In Vermont
13 Down In The Depths [Alt Tk]
14 They Didn’t Believe Me [Alt Tk]
15 I’m Glad There’s You [Alt Tk]
16 I’ll Remember April [Alt Tk]
17 I See Your Face Before Me [Alt Tk]
18 September Song [Alt Tk]
19 Remember *
20 Easy To Remember *
21 September In The Rain *
22 Home *
23 I Should Care *
24 That Old Black Magic *

CD2 · Total Time: 75:49

01 Blue Skies
02 I Could Make You Care
03 Tenderly
04 The Lamp Is Low
05 While You Were Young
06 Birth Of The Blues
07 I’ll Follow You
08 I Concentrate On You
09 Stella By Starlight
10 I Get A Kick Out Of You
11 TheEnd Of A Love Affair
12 All Of Me
13 Blue Skies [Alt Tk]
14 I Get A Kick Out Of You [Alt Tk]
15 Birth Of The Blues [Alt Tk]
16 All Of Me [Alt Tk]
17 Midnight In New Orleans *
18 When I Dream Of You [1947 Version] *
19 Ain’t Misbehavin’ *
20 I Need A Shoulder To Cry On *
21 A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody *
22 When I Dream Of You [1953 Version] *
23 You Go To My Head *
24 If Love Is Trouble *