The Nearness of You (Houston Person album)

The Nearness of You' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.

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)