Johnny Hartman: The Voice That Is! (180g) [IMPULSE!]

Why you'll love it

A 180g pressing remastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans, in a tip-on gatefold jacket. It's Johnny Hartman's 1964 follow-up for Impulse!, with "The More I See You", "My Ship" and "Waltz For Debby".

This edition

• 180g vinyl
• Remastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans
• Tip-on gatefold jacket
• Eleven tracks across two sides

About the album

Johnny Hartman had one of the richest, warmest baritones ever put on tape, and most people know it from his 1963 album with John Coltrane. The Voice That Is!, recorded for Impulse! the following year, puts him front and centre with a small group, and the title is no exaggeration.

He takes his time with "The More I See You", "These Foolish Things" and "My Ship", finds the sadness in "Funny World", has some fun with "Joey, Joey, Joey" and gives Bill Evans' "Waltz For Debby" a gentle lyric reading. "It Never Entered My Mind" closes the record in a hush. It's a late-night album for grown-ups. If you've only heard him with Coltrane, this is the second date you've been waiting for.

Tracklist

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Out August 28, 2026 on Impulse! (cat# A-74), a reissue of the 1964 album.