The Right Touch
1968 studio album by Duke Pearson
The Right Touch | ||||
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Studio album by Duke Pearson | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | September 13, 1967 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:44 original LP | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84267 | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
Duke Pearson chronology | ||||
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The Right Touch is the tenth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label in 1968.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars calling it "one of the finest recordings of Duke Pearson's career".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Pearson.
- "Chili Peppers" - 6:52
- "Make It Good" - 6:41
- "My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)" - 5:56
- "Los Malos Hombres" - 6:34
- "Scrap Iron" - 5:23
- "Rotary" - 6:18
- "Los Malos Hombres" [Alternate Take] - 5:02 Bonus track on CD reissue and digital media releases
Personnel
- Duke Pearson - piano
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn track 3
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone, flute
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Gene Taylor - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
References
- ^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Profile (1959)
- Tender Feelin's (1959)
- Angel Eyes (1961–62)
- Dedication! (1961)
- Hush! (1962)
- Wahoo! (1964)
- Honeybuns (1965)
- Prairie Dog (1966)
- Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
- The Right Touch (1967)
- Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68)
- I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70)
- Now Hear This (1968)
- The Phantom (1968)
- How Insensitive (1969)
- Merry Ole Soul (1969)
- It Could Only Happen with You (1970)
Donald
Byrd
- Fuego (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Byrd in Flight (1960)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- Fancy Free (1969)
- Kofi (1969–70)
- Electric Byrd (1970)
others
- Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963)
- Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963)
- The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963)
- Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)
only
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
- Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967)
- Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
- Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966)
- Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
- A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966)
- Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966)
- A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)