Johnny Hartman Backing Tracks

Johnny Hartman Backing Tracks – Long Ago (And Far Away)

Johnny Hartman was an American jazz singer. He is best known for his baritone voice and his ability to convey emotion through his music.

Hartman’s first album, ‘John Hartman’, was released in 1963. He went on to release several more albums throughout his career, including ‘The Voice That Is!’ (1965), ‘I Just Dropped By to Say Hello’ (1972), and ‘It Was the Best of Times’ (1994). Hartman also collaborated with several well-known musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. He is considered to be one of the finest jazz singers of all time.

In 1959 he released a version of the Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin song “Long Ago And Far Away“.

Johnny Hartman Backing Tracks

Long Ago (And Far Away)

Long ago and far away
I dreamed a dream one day
And now that dream is here beside me
Long the skies were overcast
But now the clouds have passed
You’re here at last
Chills run up and down my spine
Aladdin’s lamp is mine
The dream I dreamed was not denied me
Just one look and then I knew
That all I longed for long ago was you

Long ago and far away
I dreamed a dream one day
And now that dream is here beside me
Long the skies were overcast
But now the clouds have passed
You’re here at last
Chills run up and down my spine

Aladdin’s lamp is mine
The dream I dreamed was not denied me
Just one look and then I knew
That all I longed for long ago was you

Just one look and then I knew

That all I longed for long ago

Was you