The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)
| The Nearness of You | ||||
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| Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded |
November 1977 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]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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".[3]
Track listing
- "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
- 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
- ↑ Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Payne, D., Houston Person discography, June 27, 2009
- 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic listing, accessed April 11, 2014
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