Ed Brayton is a journalist, commentator and speaker. He is the co-founder and president of 
Johnny Hartman is a jazz singer who has, sadly, been too often forgotten. He had an incredibly smooth baritone voice that is really unmatched in that genre. He did some classic work in the 60s with John Coltrane. Unfortunately, there's not a lot on Youtube, but there's a couple classics. Video below the fold:
There's no video with this and the vocal doesn't start until a minute or two into it, but this is one of his greatest songs, done with Coltrane: My One and Only Love.
Here's Cardboard in My Shoes:
Here's a performance of It Never Entered My Mind from the old Sammy Davis Jr Show:
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Fabulous! What a nice Xmas present for your readers, Ed. Thanks for posting them.
Posted by: Donna | December 24, 2007 7:54 AM