Michael Brecker releases his seventh album ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ recorded with Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny (2001)

Michael Brecker‘s ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ is his seventh studio album recorded with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny , Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette and released on June 19, 2001 by Verve.

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1 . Chans Song (w/ Rembrandt)

2 . My Ship (w/ Herbie Hancok & Roy Hargrove)

3 . Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (w/ Nils Landgren and friends)

Track Listing : 1.Chan’S Song (Herbie Hancock) – 05:15 . 2.Don’T Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor) – 04:43 . 3.Nascente (Murilo Antunes, Flavio Venturini) – 06:18 . 4.Midnight Mood (Joe Zawinul) – 06:22 . 5.The Nearness Of You (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 04:37 . 6.Incandescence (Michael Brecker) – 05:21 . 7.Sometimes I See (Pat Metheny) – 05:26 . 8.My Ship (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 07:10 . 9.Always (Irving Berlin) – 05:37 . 10.Seven Days (Pat Metheny) – 05:32 . 11.I Can See Your Dreams (Michael Brecker) – 03:50

Musicians : Michael Brecker – Tenor Saxophone . Pat Metheny – Guitars . Herbie Hancock – Piano . Charlie Haden – Bass . Jack Dejohnette – Drums . James Taylor – Vocal On (2 – 5)

Production : Produced By Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby . James Farber – Engineer

Recorded In December 2000.

Released On June 19, 2001 By Verve.