I Just Dropped by to Say Hello is a studio album by jazz singer Johnny Hartman, released by Impulse! Records in 1964.[4] It was the second of three albums Hartman recorded for Impulse!, and followed John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, recorded a few months earlier.
I Just Dropped By to Say Hello | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | October 9 & 17, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 33:09 | |||
Label | Impulse! A-57 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Johnny Hartman chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Charade (from Charade)" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:38
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) – 2:49
- "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 2:15
- "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) – 4:14
- "Kiss & Run" (Rene Denoncin, William Engvick, Jack Ledru) – 3:35
- "If I'm Lucky" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) – 2:52
- "I Just Dropped by to Say Hello" (Sid Feller, Rick Ward) – 4:10
- "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 3:09
- "Our Time" (Stanley Glick, Johnny Hartman) – 3:00
- "Don't Call It Love" (Ronnell Bright) – 2:07
- "How Sweet It Is to Be in Love" (George Cardini, Danny DiMinno) – 2:20
Tracks 1, 6 recorded on October 9, 1963; the remainder on October 17, 1963.
Personnel
edit- Johnny Hartman - vocals
- Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 2-5, 7-11)
- Jim Hall - guitar (tracks 1, 6)
- Hank Jones - piano
- Milt Hinton - double bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th ed.). London: Penguin. ISBN 9780141014166.
- ^ I Just Dropped By to Say Hello at AllMusic