| All of Me: The Debonair Mr. Hartman | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | November 1956 [1] | |||
| Venue | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Bethlehem BCP 6014 | |||
| Producer | Red Clyde | |||
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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. [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
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.'" [3]
From The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story. [1]
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