Nearness of You: The Ballad Book

~ Release by Michael Brecker (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Chan’s Song
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
instrumental recording of:
Chan’s Song (Never Said) (in 2000-12)
writer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Stevie Wonder
5:15
2Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI April Music Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
44:44
3Nascente
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
instrumental recording of:
Nascente (in 2000-12)
writer:
Murilo Antunes and Flávio Venturini (Brazilian singer)
6:18
4Midnight Mood
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Midnight Mood (in 2000-12)
composer:
Ben Raleigh and Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Helios Music and Helios Music Corp.
6:24
5The Nearness of You
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
The Nearness of You (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
4:38
6Incandescence
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
5:22
7Sometimes I See
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Sometimes I See (in 2000-12)
composer:
Pat Metheny
5:30
8My Ship
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
instrumental recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
7:11
9Always
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
instrumental recording of:
Always (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
5:37
10Seven Days
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
recording of:
Seven Days (in 2000-12)
composer:
Pat Metheny
5:34
11I Can See Your Dreams
double bass:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (in 2000-12)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (in 2000-12)
guitar:
Pat Metheny (in 2000-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (in 2000-12)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer) (in 2000-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2001)
3:50