Valeria Vetruccio - "The Nearness of You" (H. Carmichael), solo piano

(H. Carmichael / O. Peterson) - It's not the pale moon that excites me / That thrills and delights me / Oh no / It's just the nearness of you / It isn't your sweet conversation / That brings this sensation / Oh no / It's 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 would only grant me the right to hold you ever so tight / And to feel in the night / The nearness of you.

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[cembalaro]

Beautiful!!

The timing in your playing is uncanny, the moving so subtly, your arpeggi so natural and the left / right sharing underlining the pleasantly suggestive!

You have ignited new life in this piece in a totally no-nonsense way and, yet in all it's 'american sweetitude', cleaned it to unknown brilliance!

Love it!

[eidco]

Wow, I guess it's more obscure than I thought. It's by Hanson Publications from the mid-60's and probably out of print because I can't find it on the internet. It's called "New Piano Solos" and there's Book 1 and Book 2. Nearness of You is in book 1. I just saw book 2 up on eBay (searched "oscar peterson new piano solos"). Maybe Book 1 will show up there.

[breakbeatmalaria]

Which one of his books? I'd love to start learning this arrangement but I'm have trouble finding it.

[wots72]

Beautiful!!  So glad to see you're posting more videos. Please share more of your wonderful gift!

[EdersonUrias]

You are awesome! You should record a lot more!

[eidco]

Nicely done. Ah yes, it's the Oscar Peterson arrangement from one of his books.

[bagslifeim]

Your performance is too beautiful for words...