All of Me: The Debonair Mr. Hartman is a 1957 album by Jazz singer Johnny Hartman. It was released on the Bethlehem label. The album was reissued in 2000 with four additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original album.Bethlehem Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
Reception
Scott Yanow reviewed All of Me for Allmusic and wrote that the album's "emphasis is on ballads (always Hartman's strong point) with the highlights including 'Blue Skies,' 'Tenderly,' 'The Lamp Is Low' and 'I Concentrate on You.'"
Track listing "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 2:57 "I Could Make You Care" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 3:36 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:23 "The Lamp Is Low" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish, Maurice Ravel, Bert Shefter) – 2:44 "While We're Young" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 2:58 "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 2:57 "I'll Follow You" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 3:34 "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) – 3:50 "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:47 "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:09 "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) – 3:21 "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:19 Alternate takes released on 2000 CD reissue "Blue Skies" – 3:27 "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 3:25 "Birth of the Blues" – 3:00 "All of Me" – 2:26
Personnel From The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story. Johnny Hartman – vocals
The Ernie Wilkins Group (tracks 1, 6, 10, and 12): Howard McGhee – trumpet Ernie Royal – trumpet Frank Rehak – trombone Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute Danny Bank – baritone saxophone Hank Jones – piano Milt Hinton – double bass Osie Johnson – drums Ernie Wilkins – arranger, conductor (1,6,10, and 12)
The Bethlehem Orchestra (also referred to as Frank Hunter's Orchestra, tracks 2–5, 7–9, and 11) Frank Hunter – arranger, conductor Frank Hunter string orchestra
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