Johnny Hartman

John Maurice Hartman (July 13, 1923 – September 15, 1983)[1] was an American bass 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 Coltranein 1963 called John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, and was briefly a member of Dizzy Gillespie‘s group. Most of his career was spent recording solo [...]