The Nearness of You (subtitled ballads played by Red Garland) is an album by American pianist Red Garland. Recorded in 1961, it was released on the Jazzland label in 1962.[1]
| The Nearness of You | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1961 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:38 | |||
| Label | Jazzland JLP 62 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating it is "Particularly effective when used as background music".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:51
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 5:34
- "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:09
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Kern) - 3:54
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:17
- "Don't Worry About Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:40
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:15
- "All Alone" (Irving Berlin) - 4:58
Personnel
edit- Red Garland - piano
- Larry Ridley - bass (except 7)
- Frank Gant - drums (except 7)
References
edit- ^ Red Garland discography accessed December 5, 2012
- ^ Down Beat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 5, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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