The Right Touch

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]

The Right Touch
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
Sweet Honey Bee (1966) The Right Touch (1968) Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967)

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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

References

1. Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010
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.