Takin' Care of Business
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMay 11, 1960
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP 19
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Charlie Rouse chronology
The Chase Is On
(1957)
Takin' Care of Business
(1960)
Yeah!
(1961)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound Jazz[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic called the album "a fine modern mainstream jam session-flavored set".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Blue Farouq" (Blue Mitchell) - 7:24
  2. "204" (Randy Weston) - 7:24
  3. "Upptankt" (Charlie Rouse) - 4:42
  4. "Weirdо" (Kenny Drew) - 5:59
  5. "Pretty Strange" (Weston) - 5:14
  6. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 6:52

Personnel

References

  1. Jazzland Records discography accessed November 16, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2013
  3. Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 978.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 584.
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