- cool jazz, jazz, vocal jazz
- 38 min
- 12 tracks
- EmArcy
The Nearness of You is the fifth studio album by Helen Merrill. It includes performances of standards from two sessions with completely different lineups of accompanying musicians. The later session from February 21, 1958, features very notable jazz performers such as pianist Bill Evans and bassist Oscar Pettiford.
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Grave, spare, character-led and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Bye, Bye, Blackbird2:58
- A2When the Sun Comes Out4:48
- A3I Remember You2:12
- A4Softly as in a Morning Sunrise3:20
- A5Dearly Beloved2:08
- A6Summertime3:28
- B1All of You3:33
- B2I See Your Face Before Me2:40
- B3Let Me Love You2:49
- B4The Nearness of You4:06
- B5This Time the Dream’s on Me2:21
- B6Just Imagine3:22
12 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Helen Merrill
- Label
- EmArcy
- Released
- 1958
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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