Songs From the Heart

by Johnny Hartman

Overview

Johnny Hartman's album debut is a set of tender ballads, each word of which is treasured by Hartman's expansive, evocative voice. The ballads appear not only especially chosen, but practically written with Hartman in mind. He shines on highlights like "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "We'll Be Together Again," "Moonlight in Vermont," and "I See Your Face Before Me," often transforming midtempo songs into completely downtempo ballads and shifting the emphasis on different beats with his phrasing. The backing -- from drummer Ralph Sharon, trumpeter Howard McGhee, bassist Jay Cave, and drummer Christy Febbo -- is soft, spare, and completely supportive. A CD reissue by Bethlehem Archives adds six bonus tracks, alternate takes of tracks from the original LP. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180699712
Rank:	196462

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Hartman   Primary Artist,Vocals
Howard McGhee   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Lucky Thompson   Sax (Tenor)
Osie Johnson   Drums
Milt Hinton   Bass
Hank Jones   Piano
Anthony Ortega   Sax (Alto)
Danny Bank   Sax (Baritone)
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Ralph Sharon   Piano
Jay Cave   Bass
Christy Febbo   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Frank Rehak   Trombone
Ernie Wilkins   Orchestra
Jerome Richardson   Flute,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Jimmy Dorsey   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Michael Rourke   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Tom Moulton   Remastering
Kurt Weill   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Rick Essig   Engineer,Remastering
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Paul Mertz   Composer
Herbert Reynolds   Composer
Lyn Bradley   Reissue Package Design
Anna Abbey   Reissue Coordination
Maxwell Anderson   Composer
Jaclyn Levine   Reissue Coordination
Burt Goldblatt   Photography,Cover Design
Carl Fischer   Composer
Einar A. Swan   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Ernie Wilkins   Arranger
Joe Quinn   Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Jerome Kern   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Patricia Johnston   Composer
Frankie Laine   Composer
Frank Abbey   Engineer
Pat Johnston   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
Joseph F. Laredo   Liner Notes
Howard Dietz   Composer