Takin' Care of Business (Charlie Rouse album) explained

Takin' Care of Business
Type:Studio
Artist:Charlie Rouse
Cover:Takin' Care of Business (album).jpg
Released:1960
Recorded:May 11, 1960
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Label:Jazzland
JLP 19
Producer:Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:Charlie Rouse
Prev Title:The Chase Is On
Prev Year:1957
Next Title:Yeah!
Next Year: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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-19 Jazzland Records discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 5, 2013