The Right Touch Explained

The Right Touch
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Pearson
Cover:	The Right Touch.jpg
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
Chronology:	Duke Pearson
Prev Title:	Sweet Honey Bee
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
Next Year:	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]

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]

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-pearson/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84267 Duke Pearson discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r145314|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 8, 2010