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For Trane is a compilation album by American jazz vocalist Johnny Hartman that was released in 1995 by Blue Note Records.

Reception

“This CD combines together parts of two sessions recorded in Tokyo by the warm ballad singer Johnny Hartman. Although titled For Trane, the vocal recital only has three songs associated with John Coltrane (“My Favorite Things,” “Violets for Your Furs,” and “Nature Boy”) and the majority of the selections are actually taken from an unrelated session in which Hartman was matched with trumpeter Terumasa Hino. The music alternates between ballads (“Violets for Your Furs” and “The Nearness of You” are high points) and swingers and, although Hartman does not really improvise, his voice (still in its prime at the time) is appealing. Considering his slim discography, Johnny Hartman’s fans will definitely want this one.” – Scott Yanow/AllMusic.

Track listing
My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:13
Violets for Your Furs (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:00
Nature Boy (eden ahbez) – 3:29
Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:08
Why Did I Choose You (Herbert Martin, Michael Leonard) – 3:27
The Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 6:56
I’m Glad There Is You (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 4:10
On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislaw Kaper, Washington) – 3:19
My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:31
Sometimes I’m Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 4:02
S’posin (Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker) – 5:16
Recorded in Tokyo on November 25 (tracks 1–3), November 29 (tracks 6–11), and December 1, 1972 (tracks 4–5).

Personnel
Johnny Hartman – vocals
Terumasa Hino – trumpet (tracks 6–11)
Mikio Masuda – piano (tracks 4–11)
Masabumi Kikuchi – piano (tracks 1–3)[1]
Yoshio Ikeda – bass (tracks 4–11)
Yoshio Suzuki – bass (tracks 1–3)
Motohiko Hino – drums (tracks 4–11)
Hiroshi Murakami – drums (tracks 1–3)

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Released: 1995
Recorded: November 25 & 29 and December 1, 1972[1]
Venue Tokyo
Studio: Shiba East Studio (Nov 25), EMI Studio 1 (Nov 29), Mouri Studio (Dec 1)
Length: 54:31
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Michael Cuscuna