The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album)
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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.[1]
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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".[2]
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
- Paul Bley - piano
- Ron McClure - bass
- Billy Hart - drums
References
- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 26, 2014
- ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2014