Released 1989 Producer Nils Winther Artist Paul Bley Label SteepleChase Records | Length 65:37 The Nearness of You
(1988) Blues for Red
(1989) Release date 1989 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded November 21, 1988
Copenhagen Similar Paul Bley albums, Jazz albums | ||
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The Nearness of You is an album of jazz standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1988 and released on the SteepleChase label.
Contents
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is Bley at his level jamming best. If this had been a cutting session, I'd have hated to be the horn player".
Track listing
- "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 12:54
- "What a Difference a Day Makes" (Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever) - 7:28
- "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) - 4:35 Bonus track on CD
- "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 11:30 Bonus track on CD
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 6:20
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 10:44
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:50
Personnel
Songs
1This Can't Be Love (feat Ron McClure & Billy Hart)Billy Hart - Ron McClure5:36
2The Nearness of You (feat Ron McClure & Billy Hart)Billy Hart - Ron McClure12:55
3What a Difference a Day Makes (feat Ron McClure & Billy Hart)Billy Hart - Ron McClure7:28
References
The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA