I Just Dropped by to Say Hello in Bloomington, MN

The second
Impulse!
session for
ballad
singer
Johnny Hartman
followed his classic collaboration with
John Coltrane
.
Hartman
is heard in peak form throughout these 11 pieces, which include
"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,"
"Sleepin' Bee,"
"Stairway to the Stars,"
and even
"Charade."
Tenor saxophonist
Illinois Jacquet
is on five of the songs, guitarists
Kenny Burrell
and
Jim Hall
help out on a few tunes, and
is consistently accompanied by pianist
Hank Jones
, bassist
Milt Hinton
, and drummer
Elvin Jones
. This is one of his finest recordings. ~ Scott Yanow