{"product_id":"602438798377","title":"Pearson, Duke \"The Right Touch\" [Blue Note Tone Poet Series]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerhaps the perfect starting point for a reappraisal of Duke Pearson's underrated career is his fantastic and aptly titled 1967 album \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Right Touch\u003c\/em\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. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Right Touch\u003c\/em\u003e is comprised of six memorable Pearson compositions arranged for a dynamic eight-piece band featuring trumpeter \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard,\u003c\/strong\u003e trombonist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGarnett Brown,\u003c\/strong\u003e alto saxophonist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Spaulding,\u003c\/strong\u003e alto saxophonist\/flautist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJerry Dodgion,\u003c\/strong\u003e tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStanley Turrentine,\u003c\/strong\u003e bassist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGene Taylor,\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrady Tate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Highlights of the set include the picante opener \"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\/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","brand":"---","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":42681791905967,"sku":"602438798377","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/TPLP79837__82509.1686969337.jpg?v=1691179430","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.sbs\/products\/602438798377","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}