Dedication!

Dedication! is the fourth album attributed to American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances originally recorded in 1961 for the Jazzline label but not released until 1970 on the Prestige label. The Bell Sound Studios recording session was led by the short-lived trombonist Willie Wilson, who died in 1961. The same album was released in 1966 by the Dutch Fontana label as the Freddie Hubbard album Groovy!, by the Japanese Trio label as Freddie Hubbard's Number 5 in 1975, and by the Black Lion label in 1989 as Hubbard's Minor Mishap with alternate takes.^[1]

Dedication!
Studio album by Duke Pearson
Released	1970
Recorded	August 2, 1961
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:55
Label	Prestige PRLP 7729
Producer	Fred Norsworthy
Duke Pearson chronology
Angel Eyes (1961) Dedication! (1970) Hush! (1962)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Pearson would make a number of other fine recordings for Blue Note during the '60s, but none finer than this one. Dedication! serves as a fine introduction to a talented pianist".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson, except as indicated

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Minor Mishap" (Tommy Flanagan)	4:27
2.	"Number Five"	3:49
3.	"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)	5:04
4.	"Apothegm" (Pepper Adams)	5:39
5.	"Lex" (Donald Byrd)	5:51
6.	"Blues for Alvina" (Willie Wilson)	7:14
7.	"Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)	6:51

Personnel

• Duke Pearson – piano
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
• Willie Wilson – trombone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Thomas Howard – bass
• Lex Humphries – drums