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The Right Combination
Studio album by Joe Albany
Released	1958
Recorded	September 1957 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:29
Label	Riverside RLP 12–270
Joe Albany chronology
The Right Combination (1958) Joe Albany at Home (1971)
Warne Marsh chronology
Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1956) The Right Combination (1957) Music for Prancing (1957)

The Right Combination is the debut album by American jazz pianist Joe Albany featuring saxophonist Warne Marsh which was recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Allmusic review states: "From the historical standpoint, this release is essential". The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a jam at engineer Ralph Garretson's home, but for all its technical failings it does reveal a remarkable stylist".

Track listing

1. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 4:56
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 6:04
3. " I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 8:30
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 8:24
5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 5:02
6. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 7:20
7. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 2:13

Personnel

• Joe Albany – piano
• Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
• Bob Whitlock – bass

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 26, 2012
2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2012
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 7. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

• 1957 debut albums
• Joe Albany albums
• Warne Marsh albums
• Riverside Records albums