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1978 studio album by Houston Person
The Nearness of You' is an album by saxophonist
Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the
Muse label.
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Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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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".
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"Pretty Please" (
Harold Ousley ) – 8:00
"Please Mr. Person" (
Buddy Johnson ) – 4:38
"I Hope I Can Love Again" (Ousley) – 5:00
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Freddie the Freeloader " (
Miles Davis ) – 5:29
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The Nearness of You " (
Hoagy Carmichael ,
Ned Washington ) – 4:59
"
Mean to Me " (
Fred E. Ahlert ,
Roy Turk ) – 5:18
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Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014
^ Payne, D.,
Houston Person discography , June 27, 2009
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Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199 , accessed February 13, 2018
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Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
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b Yanow, S.,
Allmusic listing , accessed April 11, 2014
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader
Underground Soul! (1966)
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Soul Dance! (1968)
Goodness! (1969)
Person to Person! (1970)
Truth! (1970)
Houston Express (1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
The Real Thing (1973)
The Big Horn (1976)
Stolen Sweets (1976)
Wild Flower (1977)
The Nearness of You (1977)
Suspicions (1980)
Very Personal (1980)
Heavy Juice (1982)
Always on My Mind (1985)
The Talk of the Town (1987)
Basics (1987)
The Party (1989)
Something in Common (and
Ron Carter , 1989)
Just Friends (and
Buddy Tate , 1990)
Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
Why Not! (1990)
The Lion and His Pride (1991)
Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
Horn to Horn (with
Teddy Edwards , 1994)
Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
Person-ified (1996)
The Opening Round (1997)
My Romance (1998)
Soft Lights (1999)
Together at Christmas (with
Etta Jones , 2000)
The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])
In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
Blue Velvet (2001)
Sentimental Journey (2002)
Social Call (2003)
To Etta with Love (2004)
You Taught My Heart to Sing (and
Bill Charlap , 2004)
All Soul (2005)
Just Between Friends (2005)
Thinking of You (2007)
Mellow (2009
Moment to Moment (2010)
Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
So Nice (2011)
Naturally (2012)
The Melody Lingers On (2014)
Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
Something Personal (2015)
Rain or Shine (2017)
Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)