John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
A romantic masterpiece with an ineffable grace, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is the result of a gigged up between a lyrical saxophone player and a long-note ballad singer. Coltrane’s rich, aching tone is a perfect foil to Hartman’s deep, lush baritone. Every track hits a sensual spot, and their sumptuous phrasings make Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life” such mesmerizing lustful pleasures.