The Talented Touch

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Talented Touch is an album by the pianist Hank Jones, recorded in 1958 for the Capitol label. He plays in a quartet with the guitarist Barry Galbraith, the bassist Milt Hinton and the drummer Osie Johnson. The programme consists mostly of well-known songs, including by Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter, and one original piece, Let Me Know. The pieces are short: none lasts much longer than three and a half minutes.

AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars and wrote that musicians of this calibre can say a great deal in so little time. JazzTimes praised the elegant finish and found it a pleasant, reassuring piano album to put on after a hard day's work, although the caution makes the session less essential.

Listening

Track list

1. 1If I Love Again1:58Apple Music ↗
2. 2My One and Only Love2:37Apple Music ↗
3. 3Don't Ever Leave Me2:41Apple Music ↗
4. 4It's Easy to Remember2:48Apple Music ↗
5. 5You're My Love3:02Apple Music ↗
6. 6Blue Lights3:01Apple Music ↗
7. 7The Blue Room2:46Apple Music ↗
8. 8A Sunday Kind of Love2:46Apple Music ↗
9. 9Star Eyes2:51Apple Music ↗
10. 10Let Me Know2:33Apple Music ↗
11. 11Try a Little Tenderness3:36Apple Music ↗
12. 12Easy to Love3:26Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗