Tracklist

A1	Why Was I Born?	4:51
A2	The Nearness Of You	5:34
A3	Where Or When	6:09
A4	Long Ago And Far Away	3:49
B1	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good	5:17
B2	Don't Worry About Me	4:40
B3	Lush Life	4:15
B4	All Alone	4:58

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios

Credits

• Bass – Larry Ridley (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
• Design [Album] – Ken Deardoff
• Drums – Frank Gant (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
• Engineer [Recording] – Ray Fowler
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Photography By [Back-Liner Photos] – Steve Schapiro
• Piano – Red Garland
• Producer – Orrin Keepnews

Notes

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City; November 30, 1961.

"Lush Life" is an unaccompanied piano solo.

Back of outer sleeve reads in the lower left corner:
¥2,200 SMJ-6280
Made in Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other: MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY VICTOR MUSICAL INDRUSTRIES INC., TOKYO, JAPAN. FROM A MASTER RECORDING OWNED BY FANTASY RECORD, INC., U.S.A. P 81 K

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JLP 962	Red Garland	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album)	JAZZLAND	JLP 962	US	1962
JLP 62	Red Garland	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	JAZZLAND	JLP 62	US	1962
JW-053	Red Garland	The Nearness Of You ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Jazz Workshop	JW-053	Spain	2015
OJCCD-1003-2, JLP-962	Red Garland	The Nearness Of You ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, JAZZLAND	OJCCD-1003-2, JLP-962	US	1999

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