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The Nearness of You (Red Garland album)

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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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating it is "Particularly effective when used as background music".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:51
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 5:34
  3. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:09
  4. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Kern) - 3:54
  5. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:17
  6. "Don't Worry About Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:40
  7. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:15
  8. "All Alone" (Irving Berlin) - 4:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Red Garland discography accessed December 5, 2012
  2. ^ Down Beat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 5, 2012
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