The Magic Touch (album)
Introduction '''''The Magic Touch''''' is a 1962 album by jazz pianist and arranger Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra, released on Riverside Records. It was also Dameron's final completed work before his passing three years later.The ''Allmusic Review'' of the line-up says that "one has to be in awe of them, and that only Dameron was able to convene such a band of extraordinary jazz performers in their prime. "The album has since been reissued many times on Original Jazz Classics, most recently in 2008.
Reception In his ''Down Beat'' magazine review critic John S. Wilson awarded the album three stars and wrote: "Although Dameron's arrangements are, for the most part, designed as settings for soloists, neither the soloists nor the arrangements generate much interest."
Track listing All songs composed by Dameron except where noted.# "On a Misty Night" # "Fontainebleau" # "Just Plain Talkin'" # "If You Could See Me Now" (Dameron, Sigman)# "Our Delight"# "Dial B for Beauty" # "Look, Stop and Listen "# "Bevan's Birthday"# "You're a Joy"# "Swift as the Wind"
Personnel * Tadd Dameron - Piano, Arranger, Conductor* Clark Terry - Trumpet* Ernie Royal - Trumpet* Charlie Shavers - Trumpet* Joe Wilder - Trumpet* Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone* Britt Woodman - Trombone* Julius Watkins - French Horn* Jerry Dodgion - Alto Sax, Flute* Leo Wright - Alto Sax, Flute* Jerome Richardson - Tenor Sax, Flute* Johnny Griffin - Tenor Sax* Tate Houston - Baritone Sax* Bill Evans - Piano* Ron Carter - Bass* George Duvivier - Bass* Philly Joe Jones - Drums* Barbara Winfield - Vocals (tracks 4, 9)
Production * Ken Deardoff - Design* Phil DeLancie - Digital Remastering* Ray Fowler - Engineer* Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes* Orrin Keepnews - Producer* Steve Schapiro - Photography
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