John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, "My One and Only Love"

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John Coltrane was born September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. His initial musical influence was provided by his father, who played several instruments. His father's paragon prompted Coltrane's study of the E-flat horn and clarinet. John Coltrane started playing music in his school band at the age of thirteen. He obtained additional musical instruction in Philadelphia at Granoff Studios and the Ornstein School of Music during the early 1940s. He performed in the U.S. Navy Band in Hawaii during the Second World War. He began playing tenor saxophone with the Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson Band after the war. Other musical influences on John Coltrane were provided by Lester Young and Johnny Hodges. As a result of their impact, he switched to the alto saxophone in 1948. He later performed with John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie and Jimmy Heath. Those arrangements were followed by his performance with The Miles Davis Quintet in New York between 1955 and 1957. In the interim, he performed with Thelonious Monk before returning to perform with The Miles Davis Quintet in 1958. Some of his most noted recordings included "My Favorite Things", "Giant Steps", and "A Love Supreme". John Coltrane was deceased in 1967 at age forty, after developing liver cancer.

John Maurice Hartman was born July 3, 1923 in Louisiana. He was raised in Chicago. At the age of eight, he began playing the piano. He graduated from DuSable High School after studying music under Walter Dyett. Johnny Hartman was awarded a scholarship to Chicago Musical College after that graduation. He sang as an Army private in the Special Services during the Second World War. His professional career began in September 1946 with a one-week engagement with Earl Hines at Chicago's El Grotto nightclub. The appreciation of Earl Hines for Johnny Hartman's talent extended their working arrangement for another year. His introduction during this period provided the basis for working relationships with John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie and pianist Erroll Garner that were yet to come. His presence in the recording/performing circles for jazz faded temporarily after he parted with the Hines, Gillespie, and Garner arrangements. Hartman was re-introduced to the jazz genre with the recording of "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" in 1963. John Coltrane's band consisted of (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones) when they were joined by Johhny Hartman. That album included recordings like "Lush Life", "You are to Beautiful", and "They Say It's Wonderful". He was a renowned and critically acclaimed baritone. Johnny Hartman recorded for the Bethlehem Records, RCA Victor, and Apollo Records labels. He was deceased on September 15, 1983; after developing lung cancer.

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