The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)
| The Nearness of You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5178 | |||
| Producer | Houston Person | |||
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The Nearness of You' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "The soulful and always-swinging tenor Houston Person is in typically fine form on this enjoyable LP... A fun date".[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "Pretty Please" (Harold Ousley) – 8:00
- "Please Mr. Person" (Buddy Johnson) – 4:38
- "I Hope I Can Love Again" (Ousley) – 5:00
- "Freddie the Freeloader" (Miles Davis) – 5:29
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 4:59
- "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 5:18
Personnel[edit]
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- Charles Earland – organ
- Sonny Phillips – electric piano
- Mervyn Bronson – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Lawrence Killian – percussion
- Ella Johnson – vocals (track 2)
References[edit]
- ^ Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014
- ^ Payne, D., Houston Person discography, June 27, 2009
- ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199, accessed February 13, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic listing, accessed April 11, 2014
