The Right Touch

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The Right Touch
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Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedSeptember 13, 1967
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length37:44original LP
Label Blue Note
BST 84267
Producer Francis Wolff
Duke Pearson chronology
Sweet Honey Bee
(1966)
The Right Touch
(1968)
Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
(1967)

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]

Contents

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson.
  1. "Chili Peppers" - 6:52
  2. "Make It Good" - 6:41
  3. "My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)" - 5:56
  4. "Los Malos Hombres" - 6:34
  5. "Scrap Iron" - 5:23
  6. "Rotary" - 6:18
  7. "Los Malos Hombres" [Alternate Take] - 5:02 Bonus track on CD reissue and digital media releases

Personnel

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References

  1. Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1138. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.