The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album) explained
| The Nearness of You |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Paul Bley Trio |
| Cover: | The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album).jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | November 21, 1988
Copenhagen |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 65:37 |
| Label: | SteepleChase SCS 1246 |
| Producer: | Nils Winther |
| Chronology: | Paul Bley |
| Prev Title: | Solo Piano |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Blues for Red |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
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]
Reception
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
- "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 12:54
- "What a Difference a Day Makes" (Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever) - 7:28
- "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) - 4:35 Bonus track on CD
- "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 11:30 Bonus track on CD
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 6:20
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 10:44
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:50
Personnel
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/paul-bley/catalog/#steeplechase-scs-1246 Paul Bley catalog
- Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2014
