JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN (LIMITED EDITION 180g 45RPM 2LP)

On March 7, 1963 Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the record album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole on the radio performing "Lush Life", and Hartman immediately decided that song had to be included in their album. The legendary compilation was made that same day at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Each song was done in only one take, except for "You Are Too Beautiful." 

The album has become an instant jazz classic, and the renditions of "Lush Life", "My One and Only Love", and "They Say It's Wonderful" are considered definitive. 

Recorded March 7, 1963. Produced by Bob Thiele, Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. 

"Rudy Van Gelder recorded both sets [ORGLP 17 John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman & ORGLP 27 Johnny Hartman / I Just Dropped By To Say Hello], and they display Hartman's voice amidst a mildly reverberant soundfield, which the 45rpm format exposes to its very limits. Piano is captured particularly well, preserving its timbre and delicate ambience. The 180-gram LPs, pressed at Pallas in Germany, are exceptionally quiet, exposing the texture of Hartman's voice and delicate dynamic gradations of Coltrane's achingly beautiful playing all the better." - Marc Mickelson, www.theaudiobeat.com, Music 5/5, Sound 4/5 

"Rudy Van Gelder’s recording is sympathetic to the musical setting, with Hartman center stage, looming large and just kissed with reverb. Even Tyner’s piano sounds clean and well-textured, while Coltrane and Jones share a channel, with the tenor sax upfront and the drums pushed appropriately behind." - Michael Fremer, www.musicangle.com, Music 10, Sound 9

1. They Say It's Wonderful

2. Dedicated To You

3. My One And Only Love

4. Lush Life

5. You Are Too Beautiful

6. Autumn Serenade