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Dianne Reeves
The Nearness Of You
Album JP 1988 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)
Track 1, 2 and 7: Recorded on April 27, 1988 Track 3, 5 and 8 : Recorded on May 9, 1988 Track 4 and 6: Recorded on April 28, 1988 Track 9: Recorded on February 3 and February 5, 1988. Note: On "Spring Can Really Hang You Up Most", there are three electronic instances where brief electronic clicks can be heard during the piano solo. This occurred during the recording and is unavoidably present in the master tape.
Musicians
 | Dianne Reeves voc, *1956 US co-producer, lead vocals, album by, written by |
 | Kevin Eubanks acg, g, eg, *1957 US acoustic guitar |
 | Greg Osby as, ss, *1960 US alto saxophone |
 | Charles Mims Jr. , US arranged by, producer |
 | Dave Torkanowsky p, US arranged by, keyboards |
 | Richard Cummings p, *1951 arranged by |
 | Charnett Moffett eb, b, *1967 US bass |
 | Tony Dumas b, *1955 US bass |
 | Marvin "Smitty" Smith dr, perc, *1961 US drums |
 | Mike Baker dr, *1985 drums |
 | Terri Lyne Carrington dr, *1965 US drums |
 | Donald Brown p, key, *1954 US music consultant, piano |
 | Ron Powell perc, cng, percussion, wind chimes |
 | Mulgrew Miller p, 1955-2013 US piano |
 | Joe Blocker voc, dr, synthesizer |
 | Gerald Albright ts, as, *1957 US tenor saxophone |
 | Bobby Hutcherson vib, mar, *1941 US vibraphone |
Producers
| F. Byron Clark engineer, recorded by |
| Rudy van Gelder engineer |
| Masanori Koide photography by |
| Michael Cuscuna producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Dianne Reeves | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | |
| 2 | Like A Lover | Dianne Reeves | Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Dory Caymmi | |
| 3 | How High The Moon | Dianne Reeves | Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton | |
| 4 | For All We Know | Dianne Reeves | J. Fred Coots, Sam Lewis | |
| 5 | Medley: The Nearness Of You/Misty | Dianne Reeves | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | |
| 6 | You Taught My Heart To Sing | Dianne Reeves | McCoy Tyner, Sammy Cahn | |
| 7 | Ancient Source | Dianne Reeves | Eduardo Del Barrio | |
| 8 | Spring Can Really Hang You Up Most | Dianne Reeves | Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf | |
| 9 | Oh What A Freedom | Dianne Reeves | Dianne Reeves |
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