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Nearness of You: The Ballad Book 
Studio album by Michael Brecker Released June 19, 2001 Recorded December 2000 Genre Jazz Length 60:23 Label Verve Producer Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby Michael Brecker chronology Time Is of the Essence
(1999)Nearness of You: The Ballad Book
(2001)Wide Angles
(2003)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Nearness of You: The Ballad Book is the seventh studio album of saxophone player Michael Brecker. Accompanied by Herbie Hancock on piano, Pat Metheny on guitars, Charlie Haden on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and a special guest appearance by James Taylor, the album was released by Verve Records on June 19, 2001.
Brecker was awarded his 8th Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo on "Chan's Song". James Taylor also won his 4th grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance on "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight".[2]
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Chan's Song" Herbie Hancock 5:15 2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" James Taylor 4:43 3. "Nascente" Murilo Antunes, Flavio Venturini 6:18 4. "Midnight Mood" Joe Zawinul 6:22 5. "The Nearness of You" Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington 4:37 6. "Incandescence" Michael Brecker 5:21 7. "Sometimes I See" Pat Metheny 5:26 8. "My Ship" Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin 7:10 9. "Always" Irving Berlin 5:37 10. "Seven Days" Metheny 5:32 11. "I Can See Your Dreams" Brecker 3:50 Personnel
- Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
- Pat Metheny - Guitars
- Herbie Hancock - Piano
- Charlie Haden - Bass
- Jack DeJohnette - Drums
- James Taylor - Vocal (on tracks 2 & 5)
Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
positionBillboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 5 Awards
2001 - 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards[2]
Winner Title Category Michael Brecker "Chan's Song" Best Jazz Instrumental Solo James Taylor "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" Best Male Pop Vocal Performance References
- ^ Edelstein, Paula. Michael Brecker: Nearness of You: The Ballad Book > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved September 25. 2011.
- ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2001&genre=All. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
- ^ "Nearness of You: The Ballad Book - Michael Brecker > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/nearness-of-you-the-ballad-book-r533642/charts-awards. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
Michael Brecker (discography) As leader Pilgrimage · Wide Angles · Nearness of You · Time Is of the Essence · Two Blocks from the Edge · Tales from the Hudson · Now You See It... Now You Don't · Don't Try This at Home · Michael Brecker · Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall · Gathering of Spirits · CityscapeSteps Ahead Live in Tokyo · Magnetic · Modern Times · Steps Ahead · Paradox · Step By Step · Smokin' In the PitBrecker Brothers Score · East River · Out of the Loop · Return of the Brecker Brothers · Straphangin' · Detente · Heavy Metal Be-Bop · Blue Montreux · Don't Stop the Music · Back To Back · The Brecker Brothers · The Collection, Vol. 1 · The Collection, Vol. 2Dreams Dreams (1970) · Imagine My Surprise (1971)Players Association Born to Dance (1977) · Turn The Music Up (1978)Categories:- Michael Brecker albums
- 2001 albums
- Jazz albums
- Verve Records albums
- Instrumental albums
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