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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.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars calling it “one of the finest recordings of Duke Pearson’s career”.

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

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The Right Touch (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)[LP]

• Duke Pearson's 1967 album The Right Touch is perhaps the finest of his career and a showcase for the breadth of his talents as a pianist, composer, and arranger

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Personnel:
Duke Pearson – piano
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown – trombone
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
James Spaulding – alto saxophone
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Gene Taylor – bass
Grady Tate – drums

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Released: 1968
Recorded: September 13, 1967
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 37:44 original LP
Label: Blue Note
BST 84267
Producer: Francis Wolff