The Nearness Of You
Helen Merrill
Label : EmArcy - Mercury [The EmArcy Jazz Series] [EmArcy Modern Jazz Classics]
Reference : EXPR-1018 - EXPR-1018
Date : 1982
| A1 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Dixon [Mort Dixon], Henderson [Ray Henderson] | 2:54 |
| A2 | When The Sun Comes Out | Arlen [Harold Arlen], Koehler [Ted Koehler] | 4:42 |
| A3 | I Remember You | Mercer [Johnny Mercer], Schertsinger [Victor Schertzinger] | 2:06 |
| A4 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Romberg [Sigmund Romberg] | 3:14 |
| A5 | Dearly Beloved | Kern [Jerome Kern], Mercer [Johnny Mercer] | 2:02 |
| A6 | Summertime | Gershwin [George Gershwin] | 3:21 |
| B1 | All Of You | Porter [Cole Porter] | 3:27 |
| B2 | I See Your Face Before Me | Dietz-Schwartz [Schwartz & Dietz] | 2:33 |
| B3 | Let Me Love You | Howard [Bart Howard] | 2:42 |
| B4 | The Nearness Of You | Carmichael [Hoagy Carmichael], Washington [Ned Washington] | 3:57 |
| B5 | This Time The Dream’s On Me | Arlen [Harold Arlen], Mercer [Johnny Mercer] | 2:15 |
| B6 | Just Imagine | Henderson-Brown-DeSylva [DeSylva, Brown and Henderson] | 3:17 |
| Bass | John Frigo | A1,A3-A6,B2,B5 |
| Bass | Oscar Pettiford | A2,B1,B3-B4,B6 |
| Drums | Jerry Slosberg | A1,A3-A6,B2,B5 |
| Drums | Jo Jones | A2,B1,B3-B4,B6 |
| Flute | Bobby Jaspar | A2,B1,B3-B4,B6 |
| Flute | Mike Simpson | A1,A3-A6,B2,B5 |
| Guitar | Fred Rundquist [Freddie Rundquist] | A1,A3-A6,B2,B5 |
| Guitar | George Russell | A2,B1,B3-B4,B6 |
| Piano | Bill Evans | A2,B1,B3-B4,B6 |
| Piano | Dick Marx | A1,A3-A6,B2,B5 |
Tracks A1, A3 to A6, B2, and B5 recorded Dec. 18 and 19, 1957, at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago.
Remainder recorded in New York, Feb. 21, 1958.
Just Imagine - Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill -I see your face before me
The Nearness of You (feat. Bill Evans)
