C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.501329 By George Shearing. By Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #114218. Published by John Fries (A0.501329). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  The Nearness of You is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark. The first big-selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940, by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. This arrangement has the words attached.