The_Nearness_of_You_(Paul_Bley_album)

<i>The Nearness of You</i> (Paul Bley album)

The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album)

1989 studio album by Paul Bley Trio

For other uses, see The Nearness of You (disambiguation).

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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Reception

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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

  1. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 12:54
  3. "What a Difference a Day Makes" (Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever) - 7:28
  4. "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) - 4:35 Bonus track on CD
  5. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 11:30 Bonus track on CD
  6. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 6:20
  7. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 10:44
  8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:50

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 26, 2014
  2. [2]
    Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2014
  3. [3]
    Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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