The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)

The Nearness of You' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014Payne, D., Houston Person discography, June 27, 2009Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199, accessed February 13, 2018Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018

Reception

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".Yanow, S., Allmusic listing, accessed April 11, 2014

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)

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