The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)

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".

Track listing

1. "Pretty Please" (Harold Ousley) – 8:00
2. "Please Mr. Person" (Buddy Johnson) – 4:38
3. "I Hope I Can Love Again" (Ousley) – 5:00
4. "Freddie the Freeloader" (Miles Davis) – 5:29
5. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 4:59
6. "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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