The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)

The Nearness of You
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
Houston Person chronology
Wild Flower (1977)Wild Flower1977 The Nearness of You (1977) The Gospel Soul of Houston Person (1978)The Gospel Soul of Houston Person1978

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
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

1. "Pretty Please" (Harold Ousley) - 8:00
2. "Please Mr. Person" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:38
3. "I Hope I Can Love Again" (Ousley) - 5:00
4. "Freddie the Freeloader" (Miles Davis) - 5:29
5. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:59
6. "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