Johnny Hartman - The Voice That Is (Acoustic Sounds) KISS but at least never before

but at least never before seen

The 20th Anniversary reissue edition comes for Record Store Day 2026 and will feature eco-mix marbled 2LP with a mirror board printed sleeve

and synths over programmed drums

and horns make this a grand statement about how all music can be filtered down to blood and guts and made to rock

having been sampled by the likes of Beastie Boys

Johnny Hartman - The Voice That Is (Acoustic Sounds) KISS but at least never beforeRecorded during two September 1964 sessions at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and produced by Bob Thiele, Johnny Hartman's The Voice That Is! was his third and final album for Impulse!, following his acclaimed collaboration with John Coltrane. Arranged by Bob Hammer, the album features Hartman with Hank Jones (piano), Richard Davis (bass), and Osie Johnson (drums), plus an octet enhanced by English horn, flute, marimba, and Latin percussion. The repertoire