The Nearness of You (Red Garland album)

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
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedNovember 30, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:38
LabelJazzland JLP 62
Red Garland chronology
Bright and Breezy
(1961)
The Nearness of You
(1962)
Solar
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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References

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  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
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.