Description
Johnny Hartman – The Tokyo Albums / Gambit Records Audio CD 2005
UPC 8436028692163
Made in E.U.
Released 2005
Tracklist:
1. Greensleeves (Trad.)
2. On A Clear Day (Lane-Lerner)
3. My Favourite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
4. Violets For Your Furs (Dennis-Adair)
5. Nature Boy
Johnny Hartman (vocals), Masahiro Kikuchi (piano), Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki (bass) and Hiroshi. Murakami (drums). Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 1972.
6. Summertime (Gershwin-Heyward)
7. Why Did I Choose You (Michael-Edward)
Johnny Hartman (vocals), Mikio Masuda (piano), Yoshio Ikeda (bass) and Mothiko Hino (drums). Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 1972.
8. Shadow Of Your Smile (Mandel-Webster)
9. Fly Me To The Moon (Howard)
10. The Nearness Of You (Washington-Carmichael)
11. I'm Glad There Is You (Madeira-Dorsey)
12. On Green Dolphin Street (Karper-Washington)
13. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart)
14. Sometimes I'm Happy (Youmans-Robin-Grey)
15. S'posin' (Denniker-Razaf)
Johnny Hartman (vocals), Terumasa Hino (trumpet) Mikio Masuda (piano), Yoshio Ikeda (bass) and Motohiko Hino (drums). Recorded in Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 1972.
Total Time: 73:12 mins
| 1 | Greensleeves | |
| 2 | On A Clear Day | |
| 3 | My Favorite Things | |
| 4 | Violets For Your Furs | |
| 5 | Nature Boy | |
| 6 | Summertime | |
| 7 | Why Did I Choose You | |
| 8 | Shadow Of Your Smile | |
| 9 | Fly Me To The Moon | |
| 10 | The Nearness Of You | |
| 11 | I'm Glad There Is You | |
| 12 | On Green Dolphin Street | |
| 13 | My Funny Valentine | |
| 14 | Sometimes I'm Happy | |
| 15 | S'posin' |
Includes the complete albums: "Johnny Hartman: Trane's Favorites" and "Johnny Hartman Meets Terumasa Hino" (THREE STARS- Penguin Guide to Jazz).
One of the finest singers in jazz history, Johnny Hartman's discography made up in quality for its lack of quantity. This, of course, adds extra importance to each and every Hartman recording - especially his recordings in a small band format, as is the case with these two outstanding Tokyo albums. While there was an American CD reissue of these LPs in the 1990's, both albums on the release were incomplete, with each session missing two different songs. The vocalist is at his best on these dates with exquisite versions of "My Favorite Things", "Summertime", "Nature Boy", "On Green Dolphin Street", "My Funny Valentine", and also the previously unreleased recordings of "Greensleeves", "On A Clear Day", "Shadow Of Your Smile" and "Fly Me To The Moon" for the first time ever on CD.
