Coltrane, John & Hartman, Johnny - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Remastered) 10/21/24 AM Naoki Korikawa (Shakuhachi)

Naoki Korikawa (Shakuhachi)

And I think I'm the first fifty year-old they've ever signed

and grandkids

and hip hop

Coltrane, John & Hartman, Johnny - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Remastered) 10/21/24 AM Naoki Korikawa (Shakuhachi)John Coltrane's matchup with singer Johnny Hartman, although quite unexpected, works extremely well. Hartman was in prime form on the six ballads, and his versions of "Lush Life" and "My One and Only Love" have never been topped. Coltrane's playing throughout the session is beautiful, sympathetic, and still exploratory; he sticks exclusively to tenor on the date. At only half an hour, one wishes there were twice as much music, but what is here is