Johnny Hartman – The Voice That Is! LP (Acoustic Sounds Series)

Johnny Hartman – The Voice That Is! 

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.

Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. The More I See You
2. A Slow Hot Wind
3. Let Me Love You
4. Funny World (Theme Fom Malamondo)
5. These Foolish Things
6. My Ship

Side B
1. The Day The World Stopped Turning
2. Joey, Joey, Joey
3. Sunrise, Sunset
4. Waltz For Debbie
5. It Never Entered My Mind

Label: Impulse
Released: 1964/2026