Takin' Care of Business (album)
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| Takin' Care of Business | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | May 11, 1960 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Jazzland JLP 19 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Charlie Rouse chronology | ||||
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Takin' Care of Business is an album led by American jazz saxophonist Charlie Rouse which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.[1]
Reception[edit]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic calls the album "a fine modern mainstream jam session-flavored set".[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Blue Farouq" (Blue Mitchell) - 7:24
- "204" (Randy Weston) - 7:24
- "Upptankt" (Charlie Rouse) - 4:42
- "Weirdо" (Kenny Drew) - 5:59
- "Pretty Strange" (Weston) - 5:14
- "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 6:52
Personnel[edit]
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1-4 & 6)
- Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
- Earl May - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 16, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.