Hank Jones • The Talented Touch

 

Review by Ken Dryden
Hank Jones worked together often with guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Osie Johnson in various recording sessions featuring many styles of music, backing singers, or anchoring larger ensembles, so it is no surprise they were featured as a working quartet on this 1958 Capitol LP. The dozen tracks mix standards (including "Star Eyes," "The Blue Room," and "My One and Only Love"), a few pop songs of the period, as well as a crisp interpretation of Gigi Gryce's "Blue Light" and the leader's one original, "Let Me Know," which is a modified approach to boogie-woogie. 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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-talented-touch-mw0000532994

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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Hank Jones trabajó a menudo con el guitarrista Barry Galbraith, el bajista Milt Hinton y el batería Osie Johnson en varias sesiones de grabación con muchos estilos de música, acompañando a cantantes o formando parte de conjuntos más grandes, por lo que no es de extrañar que aparecieran como cuarteto en este LP de Capitol de 1958. La docena de temas mezclan estándares (incluyendo «Star Eyes», «The Blue Room» y «My One and Only Love»), algunas canciones pop de la época, así como una interpretación nítida de «Blue Light» de Gigi Gryce y una original del líder, «Let Me Know», que es una aproximación modificada al boogie-woogie. Los temas son bastante breves, de menos de tres minutos y medio cada uno, aunque músicos del calibre de estos cuatro caballeros pueden decir mucho más musicalmente en ese lapso de tiempo que la mayoría en una actuación de diez minutos. Aunque este álbum no es una de las citas más esenciales de Hank Jones como líder, merece la pena adquirirlo si se puede encontrar.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-talented-touch-mw0000532994


 

Tracks:
1 - If I Love Again 1:57
2 - My One And Only Love 2:33
3 - Don't Ever Leave Me 2:36
4 - It's Easy To Remember 2:43
5 - You Are My Love 2:58
6 - Blue Lights 2:57
7 - The Blue Room 2:42
8 - A Sunday Kind Of Love 2:41
9 - Star Eyes 2:47
10 - Let Me Know 2:28
11 - Try A Little Tenderness 3:32
12 - Easy To Love 3:20


Credits:
    Bass – Milt Hinton
    Drums – Osie Johnson
    Guitar – Barry Galbraith
    Liner Notes – 高井信成*
    Liner Notes [Quote] – George Shearing, Nat "King" Cole*
    Photography By – Lee Friedlander
    Piano – Hank Jones

Recorded 1958.

Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Cool Jazz
Year:    1958
https://www.discogs.com/master/663498-Hank-Jones-The-Talented-Touch

 

 

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