The Talented Touch

The Talented Touch is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1958 for the Capitol label.[1][2]

The Talented Touch
Studio album by
Hank Jones
Released1958
RecordedSpring/Summer 1958
NYC
GenreJazz
Length33:34
LabelCapitol
T/ST 1044
Hank Jones chronology
Keepin' Up with the Joneses
(1958)		 The Talented Touch
(1958)		 Porgy and Bess
(1958)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "The tracks are rather brief, running less than three and a half minutes each, though musicians the caliber of these four gentleman can say a lot more musically in that time frame than most can during a ten-minute performance. Although this album isn't one of Hank Jones' most essential dates as a leader, it is worth purchasing if it can be found".[3] In JazzTimes, Thomas Conrad wrote "The down-the-middle renditions and charming tags and gentle, tinkling flourishes could have been provided by an artist less accomplished than Hank Jones-although not with his polished elegance. If caution renders this session less than indispensable, it is hard to imagine a nicer, more reassuring piano album to come home to after a difficult day at the office".[4]

Track listing
  1. "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) - 1:58
  2. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 2:35
  3. "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:38
  4. "It's Easy to Remember" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:45
  5. "You Are My Love" (Stanley Bass) - 3:00
  6. "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:58
  7. "The Blue Room" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:43
  8. "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes) - 2:44
  9. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 2:49
  10. "Let Me Know" (Hank Jones) - 2:30
  11. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 3:33
  12. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:21

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References
  1. Capitol Records Discography accessed July 31, 2015
  2. Hank Jones Catalog accessed July 31, 2015
  3. Dryden, Ken. The Talented Touch – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. Conrad, T., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2005
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