{"product_id":"the-right-touch-lp-blue-note-tone-poet-series","title":"THE RIGHT TOUCH LP (BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps the perfect starting point for a reappraisal of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s underrated career is his fantastic and aptly titled 1967 album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Right Touch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The album stands as perhaps the finest in Pearson’s discography and is a showcase of his sublime talents as a pianist, composer, and arranger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Right Touch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis comprised of six memorable Pearson compositions arranged for a dynamic 8-piece band featuring trumpeter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, trombonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarnett Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alto saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Spaulding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alto saxophonist\/flutist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Dodgion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, tenor saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Turrentine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGene Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrady Tate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Highlights of the set include the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epicante\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopener “Chili Peppers,” the lightly swinging “Make It Good” (a feature for Pearson’s elegant piano stylings), the exquisite bossa nova ballad “My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)” on which Hubbard’s flugelhorn takes the lead, the down-home blues “Scrap Iron” which seems to have been custom made for Turrentine’s soulful tenor, and the whirling album closer “Rotary” which swings round and round as the soloists each make their emphatic closing statements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Tone Poet Series\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide A:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1: Chili Peppers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2: Make It Good\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3: My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1: Los Malos Hombres\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2: Scrap Iron\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3: Rotary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DUKE PEARSON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49306903478455,"sku":"mum1791364976173","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9859\/7559\/files\/the-right-touch-lp-blue-note-tone-poet-series_1.jpg?v=1791364981","url":"https:\/\/zorvaliq.com\/products\/the-right-touch-lp-blue-note-tone-poet-series","provider":"Zorvaliq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}