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The Right Touch
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

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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.

[Pearson_discography-1] Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010

[Penguin-3] 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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v t e Duke Pearson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As 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)
With 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)
With 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)
Arranger 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)

v t e Freddie Hubbard
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Open Sesame (1960) Goin' Up (1960) Hub Cap (1961) Minor Mishap/ Dedication! (Hubbard/ Duke Pearson, 1961) Ready for Freddie (1961) The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962) Hub-Tones (1962) Here to Stay (1962) The Body & the Soul (1963) Breaking Point! (1964) Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965) The Night of the Cookers (1965) Blue Spirits (1965–66) Backlash (1966) High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) The Hub of Hubbard (1970) Red Clay (1970) Straight Life (1970) Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) First Light (1971) Polar AC (1971–73) Sky Dive (1972) Keep Your Soul Together (1973) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974) High Energy (1974) Gleam (1975) Liquid Love (1975) Windjammer (1976) Bundle of Joy (1977) Super Blue (1978) The Love Connection (1979) Skagly (1979) Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980) The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980) Born to Be Blue (1981) Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981) Outpost (1981) Rollin' (1981) Splash (1981) Above & Beyond (1982) Back to Birdland (1982) Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982) Ride Like the Wind (1982) The Rose Tattoo (1983) Sweet Return (1983) Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985) Life Flight (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987) Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988) Times Are Changing (1989) Topsy – Standard Book (1989) Bolivia (1990–91) At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991) Blues for Miles (1992) MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95) New Colors (2000) On the Real Side (2007)
With Art Blakey/ The Jazz Messengers	Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Blues March (1961) Three Blind Mice (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Kyoto (1964) Free for All (1964) Golden Boy (1965) Soul Finger (1965)
With Dexter Gordon	Doin' Allright (1961) Clubhouse (1965) Generation (1973) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
With Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off (1962) Empyrean Isles (1964) Maiden Voyage (1965) Blow-Up (soundtrack album, 1966) V.S.O.P. (1977) V.S.O.P.: The Quintet (1977) V.S.O.P. Tempest in the Colosseum (1977) V.S.O.P. Live Under the Sky (1977) Round Midnight (soundtrack album, 1985)
With Bobby Hutcherson	Dialogue (1965) Components (1965) Knucklebean (1977) Highway One (1978)
With Quincy Jones	I Dig Dancers (1960) The Quintessence (1962) Golden Boy (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1964–65) Walking in Space (1969) Gula Matari (1970)
With Wayne Shorter	Wayning Moments (1961) Speak No Evil (1964) The Soothsayer (1965) The All Seeing Eye (1965)
With others	The Soul of the City ( Manny Albam, 1966) The Other Side of Abbey Road ( George Benson, 1969) Out of This World ( Walter Benton, 1960) True Blue ( Tina Brooks, 1960) God Bless the Child ( Kenny Burrell, 1971) Cables' Vision ( George Cables, 1979) Droppin' Things ( Betty Carter, 1990) Free Jazz ( Ornette Coleman, 1960) Olé Coltrane ( John Coltrane, 1961) Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961) Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965) Muses for Richard Davis (1969) Outward Bound ( Eric Dolphy, 1960) Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964) Undercurrent ( Kenny Drew, 1960) Leaving This Planet ( Charles Earland, 1973) Booker 'n' Brass ( Booker Ervin, 1967) Interplay ( Bill Evans, 1962) Sonic Text ( Joe Farrell, 1979) Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone ( Curtis Fuller, 1960) Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961) Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962) Take a Number from 1 to 10 ( Benny Golson, 1961) Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962) Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959) Sister Salvation ( Slide Hampton, 1960) Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962) The Quota ( Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Big Band ( Joe Henderson, 1996) Pax ( Andrew Hill, 1965) Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965) Sunflower ( Milt Jackson, 1972) Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973) 52nd Street ( Billy Joel, 1978) Reg Strikes Back ( Elton John, 1988) J.J. Inc. ( J.J. Johnson, 1960) Echoes of an Era ( Chaka Khan, 1982) Essence ( John Lewis, 1960–62) Water Sign ( Jeff Lorber, 1979) Doin' the Thang! ( Ronnie Mathews, 1963) Bluesnik ( Jackie McLean, 1961) MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration ( Modern Jazz Quartet, 1994) Fingerpickin' ( Wes Montgomery, 1958) Roll Call ( Hank Mobley, 1960) The Blues and the Abstract Truth ( Oliver Nelson, 1961) Sweet Honey Bee ( Duke Pearson, 1966) The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967) Contours ( Sam Rivers, 1965) Drums Unlimited ( Max Roach, 1965) East Broadway Run Down ( Sonny Rollins, 1966) Numbers ( Rufus, 1978) Once a Thief and Other Themes ( Lalo Schifrin, 1965) Giant Box ( Don Sebesky, 1973) Sugar ( Stanley Turrentine, 1970) Together ( McCoy Tyner, 1978) Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980) Soundscapes ( Cedar Walton, 1980) Uhuru Afrika ( Randy Weston, 1960) Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)

v t e Stanley Turrentine
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Blue Hour (and The Three Sounds, 1960) Look Out! (1960) Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960) Comin' Your Way (1961) Up at "Minton's" (1961) ZT's Blues (1961) That's Where It's At (1962) Jubilee Shout!!! (1962) In Memory Of (1964) Mr. Natural (1964) Joyride (1965) Rough 'n' Tumble (1966) Easy Walker (1966–69) The Spoiler (1966) A Bluish Bag (1967) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) The Look of Love (1968) Always Something There (1968) Another Story (1969) Sugar (1970) Gilberto with Turrentine (with Astrud Gilberto, 1971) Salt Song (1971) The Sugar Man (1971) Cherry (1972) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album) (and Freddie Hubbard, 1973) Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) Pieces of Dreams (1974) Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1975) In the Pocket (1975) Everybody Come On Out (1976) The Man with the Sad Face (1976) Nightwings (1977) Tender Togetherness (1981) Straight Ahead (1984) Wonderland (1986)
And Shirley Scott	Hip Soul (session led by Scott, 1961) Hip Twist (Scott, 1961) Dearly Beloved (1962) The Soul Is Willing (Scott, 1963) A Chip off the Old Block (1963) Never Let Me Go (1963) Soul Shoutin' (Scott, 1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (Scott, 1964) Hustlin' (1964) Let It Go (1966) Queen of the Organ (Scott, 1966) Common Touch (1968) Soul Song (1968)
With Max Roach	Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960)
With others	Freedom ( Kenny Burrell, 1963–64) Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963) I'm Tryin' to Get Home ( Donald Byrd, 1964) Up with Donald Byrd (1964) With the Tenors of Our Time ( Roy Hargrove, 1994) Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987) Flight to Jordan ( Duke Jordan, 1960) Only Trust Your Heart ( Diana Krall, 1994) Abbey Is Blue ( Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Les McCann Ltd. in New York ( Les McCann, 1961) Electric Funk ( Jimmy McGriff, 1969) Speakin' My Piece ( Horace Parlan, 1960) On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961) The Right Touch ( Duke Pearson, 1967) Easy Living/Congo Lament ( Ike Quebec, 1962) Comin' On! ( Dizzy Reece, 1960) Serenade to a Soul Sister ( Horace Silver, 1968) Back at the Chicken Shack ( Jimmy Smith, 1960) Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961) A.T.'s Delight ( Art Taylor, 1960)