Johnny Hartman

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Johnny Hartman (* 3. July 1923 in Chicago , Illinois as John Maurice Hartman ; † 15. September 1983 in New York City , New York ) was an American jazz singer .

Johnny Hartman began his musical career with Earl Hines ' band in the mid-1940s . After their dissolution in 1947 he was a member of Dizzy Gillespies big band for two years , with whom he recorded several albums; During this time he also had two recording sessions for Regent and Savoy Records under his own name. In 1949 he recorded with Erroll Garner's Trio for Mercury , followed by another session for Victor in 1951 . The first own record appeared in 1956, Songs from the Heart with the quartet of Howard McGhee on the small label Bethlehem , which, however, received little attention. On the other hand, the 1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman , which spurred his career, was a great success . The ballad Lush Life contained on it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 . A number of other albums followed in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1980 he produced his last major album Once in Every Life in a New York studio , which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1981 .

In 1986 Hartman was posthumously inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame . The 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County , directed by Clint Eastwood and which used titles from Hartman's album Once in Every Life in the soundtrack , made the musician known to a wide audience.

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SURNAME Hartman, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartman, John Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1983
Place of death New York City