Nearness

Jane Ira Bloom - The Nearness (1996)  Music

Posted by gribovar at July 20, 2022
Jane Ira Bloom - The Nearness (1996)

Jane Ira Bloom - The Nearness (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 344 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 160 MB | Covers - 42 MB
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Arabesque Jazz (AJ0120)

For saxophonists not familiar with Bloom's playing, this is an excellent release to do so with. The tunes are a mixture of originals and arranged standards and offer some great ensemble playing as well as solo work. Bloom has also procured a stellar group to create the music with as well, including Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn, Julian Priester on trombones, Bobby Previte on drums, Rufus Reid on bass, and Fred Hersch on piano. Bloom's soprano tone should be a benchmark for musicians wishing to hear what a well-played soprano saxophone sounds like. Not only is her "sound" superb, so are her incredibly well-chosen notes in solo passages. Bloom has an great amount of facility in all registers and blends this seemlessly with the arrangements around her.

Stéphane Grappelli - The Nearness Of You (1955) [Reissue 2008]  Music

Posted by gribovar at July 26, 2021
Stéphane Grappelli - The Nearness Of You (1955) [Reissue 2008]

Stephane Grappelli - The Nearness Of You (1955) [Reissue 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 183 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 77 MB | Covers - 25 MB
Genre: Gypsy Jazz, Swing | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music France (530 535-3)

"The man who was Django’s prestigious partner in the first, immortal Quintette du H.C.F. has made an appearance (on wax) for Barclay with a series of recordings in which you can rediscover his pretty sound and abundant, easy ideas; in a word, his style which, though with less of a bite than before, has lost none of its grace." Those were the first lines of the review that a certain Michel Delaroche (in fact Boris Vian) wrote for the November 1955 issue of Jazz Hot; the subject was this album, the first that Stéphane Grappelli ("Grappelly" at the time) had made on violin under his own name since he'd left England.
The violinist had celebrated his definitive return to France at the Club Saint-Germain on the night of April 25th 1954; he would appear there on and off for the next seven years…

Red Garland - The Nearness of You (1961) [Remastered 1998]  Music

Posted by Bezz at Oct. 23, 2011
Red Garland - The Nearness of You (1961) [Remastered 1998]

Red Garland - The Nearness of You (1961) [Remastered 1998]
EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG | Full Scans | 220 Mb (Incl. Recovery)
Genre ~ Hard Bop, Piano Jazz | Label ~ JazzLand Records

Dena Taylor - The Nearness Of You (2014)  Music

Posted by mark70 at Feb. 19, 2014
Dena Taylor - The Nearness Of You (2014)

Dena Taylor - The Nearness Of You (2014)
MP3 320 kbps CBR | 41:00 min | 101 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | Label: Dena Taylor

Dena Taylor explores the varying levels of personal intimacy through both her song selection and masterful delivery of these Jazz Standards on The Nearness of You. From the first bars of “When October Goes,” the piano gently leads the listener into Taylor’s first silky vibrato, and from that point on there is no choice but to give in to her melodic journey. Taylor’s singing on this track evokes a sense of nostalgia and seclusion, as if one is sitting in a smoke-filled Jazz nightclub watching the moments drift softly into the abyss and waiting for a lost love that is not going to show. She follows this with the more ironically up-beat “Solitude.”

Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 5, 2023
Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)

Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 372 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 175 MB | Covers - 17 MB
Genre: Electronic, Berlin School, Ambient | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Lotuspike (LSM 21)

From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness, Paul Ellis‘ first release on the Lotuspike label, is a purely electronic expression of five long-form pieces that blend ambient sound design with rhythmic electronics, recalling the classic works of genre masters like Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze or Vangelis; but with a restrained modern air. With a mixture of synthesized sonics, both melodic and cerebral, the music brings to mind the unfolding expanse of the cosmos, stated with a graceful patience that propels the steadily evolving, constantly moving synthscapes to a highly personal level. Fans of Paul’s style will recognize his signature immediately, and while this new work retains familiar elements from his earlier releases, it is perhaps his most reflective album to date…
Bennie Wallace - The Nearness Of You (2003) SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Bennie Wallace - The Nearness Of You (2003)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 52:28 minutes | Scans included | 1,52 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Basic Scans included | 1,41 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Basic Scans included | 1,1 GB

Bennie Wallace has long been known for his sudden interval leaps and somewhat angular approach, and this studio date is no exception, though it focuses exclusively on standards written between the 1930s and 1950s. The tenor saxophonist chose two top-caliber musical partners, pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Eddie Gomez, to join him on his excursions, all of which are delightful.

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness (2016) {Nonesuch}  Music

Posted by tiburon at May 13, 2021
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness (2016) {Nonesuch}

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness (2016) {Nonesuch}
EAC 1.1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 388MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 168MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop

Nearness finds acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau teaming up for a set of loose yet heartfelt duo performances. Collaborators since they first began playing together in Redman's quartet in the early '90s, Mehldau and Redman have forged their own distinct solo careers. While they have continued to work together in various settings, the duo put a spotlight on their creative friendship with their 2011 tour. Nearness features live performances captured during the European leg of that tour, including tapings in Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Norway. These are dazzlingly collaborative performances that reveal Redman and Mehldau to be a highly intuitive and harmonically adroit team.

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness (2016)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Nov. 9, 2016
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness (2016)

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness
Jazz | FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | 73:43 min | 1.42 GB | Digital booklet
Label: Nonesuch Records | Tracks: 06 | Rls.date: 2016

Nearness finds acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau teaming up for a set of loose yet heartfelt duo performances. Collaborators since they first began playing together in Redman's quartet in the early '90s, Mehldau and Redman have forged their own distinct solo careers. While they have continued to work together in various settings, the duo put a spotlight on their creative friendship with their 2011 tour.
Helen Merrill - The Nearness Of You (1958/2019) [Official Digital Download]

Helen Merrill - The Nearness Of You (1958/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 37:47 minutes | 349 MB
Studio Mono Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Nearness of You" is the fifth studio album by American jazz vocalist Helen Merrill. It includes performances of standards from two sessions with completely different lineups of accompanying musicians. The later session from February 21, 1958, features very notable jazz performers such as pianist Bill Evans and bassist Oscar Pettiford.
Allison Miller, Carmen Staaf - Nearness (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Allison Miller, Carmen Staaf - Nearness (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/88]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:37 minutes | 750 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

As relationships evolve, a special language can develop between partners. This language can foster new ways of approaching syntax and messages that have been often repeated. The duo of drummer Allison Miller and pianist Carmen Staaf found their voices together with repeated, enthusiastic involvement in a variety of musical settings.