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The Nearness Of You

Recorded	Nov 30, 1961
Label	Jazzland
Released	1961
Personnel	3 credited players
Discogs	master 198969

The record

Late in Garland's great run, this trio date softens his chords into something more intimate, Ridley and Gant keeping close and quiet behind him. Ballads linger here rather than swing.

Session personnel

Larry Ridley — bass
Frank Gant — drums
Red Garland — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.

1962	Jazzland · JLP 62 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1962	Jazzland · JLP 962 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove
1962	Riverside Records · JLP 962 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Jazzland · SE-2051 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox
1962	Jazzland · JLP 62 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1962	Riverside Records · JLP 62 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1966	Jazzland · JLP 962 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981	Riverside Records · SMJ-6280 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo
1994	Jazzland — STEREO
1997	Jazzland · VICJ-60020 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1999	Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1003-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1999	Riverside Records · VICJ-60339 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2005	Jazzland · VICJ-41168 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2015	Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-053 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180