The Nearness of You (F) - Ballad || BACKING TRACK

Head In, Solo x1, Head Out
Ballad 70 BPM
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Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist: Ned Washington
Year: 1938
Origin: Debuted in the 1938 film Romance in the Dark.
Style: Almost always performed as a ballad.
Form: A1-A2-B-A3 (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8]
Verse: 8 Bars
Seldom included in performances, Sarah Vaughan's 1941 recording features it.
Key: Most commonly played in F Major.
Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional, and for the most part remains entirely diatonic. The A sections begin on IMaj7 before a II - V leads to IVMaj7 - IVdim7. A III - VI - II - V is then used, and each section ends slightly differently. A1 uses yet another III -VI - II - V to return to the tonic, while both A2 and A3 remain on IMaj7 for the final 2 bars. The bridge is also extremely conventional, beginning with a II - V of IMaj7 before a II - V of IVMaj7, and a IIImi7b5 - VI7 is then used to set-up a momentary stay on II7 before a final II - V returns to the main theme.
Recordings: This song has been recorded over 660 times to date. It debuted in the 1938 film Romance In the Dark, and was first recorded by Chuck Bullock in 1940. The tune slowly began to enter the repertoire on the leading jazz musicians of the day in the late 1940's, and many notable recordings were made from the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Louis Armstrong to name a few.
JGC Top Picks:
Warne Marsh, A Ballad Album, 1983
Roy Hargrove, Family, 1995
Michael Brecker and James Taylor, Nearness of You: The Ballad Book, 2000
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Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no Its just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no Its just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me All my wildest dreams come true I need no soft lights to enchant me If you'll only grant me the right To hold you ever so tight And to feel in the night the nearness of you.