Johnny Hartman Musical artist

John Maurice Hartman (July 3, 1923 – September 15, 1983) was an American jazz singer who specialized in ballads and earned critical acclaim, though he was never widely known. He recorded a well-known collaboration with the saxophonist John Coltrane in 1963 called John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, was briefly a member of Dizzy Gillespie's group and recorded with Erroll Garner. Most of Hartman's career was spent recording solo albums.

Personal facts

Johnny Hartman
Birth dateJuly 03, 1923
Date of deathSeptember 15, 1983
Hometown
Louisiana
Houma
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1946
Career ended1983
associated musical artist
Dizzy Gillespie
John Coltrane
Earl Hines
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
record label
Savoy Records
ABC Records
Impulse! Records
Blue Note Records
Bethlehem Records
Perception Records

Johnny Hartman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.attictoys.com/JohnnyHartman/index.php
  2. http://www.jazzbiographies.com/Biography.aspx?ID=2283
  3. http://www.johnnyhartmanbook.com
  4. http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/hartman.html