Recorded over two sessions in August 1964 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio and released on Impulse!, The Voice That Is! was Johnny Hartman’s second album for the label, following his landmark collaboration with John Coltrane. Produced by Bob Thiele, the album centers Hartman’s warm, precise baritone within a mix of small-group balladry and lightly orchestrated arrangements by Bob Hammer, featuring Hank Jones on piano, Richard Davis on bass, Osie Johnson on drums, and expanded ensemble passages with reeds, brass, and strings. Blending standards like “My Ship” and “The More I See You” with contemporary material such as “Waltz for Debby” and “Charade,” the album showcases Hartman’s interpretive depth, clarity, and ease, making it one of his most fully realized solo recordings and a testament to his mastery as an interpreter of the American songbook.
Tracklist
Side A
The More I See You
A Slow Hot Wind
Let Me Love You
Funny World (Theme Fom Malamondo)
These Foolish Things
My Ship
Side B
The Day The World Stopped Turning
Joey, Joey, Joey
Sunrise, Sunset
Waltz For Debbie
It Never Entered My Mind
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
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