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Takin' Care of Business (album)

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Released
  
1960

Artist
  
Charlie Rouse

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Takin' Care of Business (1960)
  
Yeah! (1961)

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Recorded
  
May 11, 1960 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Charlie Rouse albums, Jazz albums

Takin' Care of Business is an album led by American jazz saxophonist Charlie Rouse which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A fine modern mainstream jam session-flavored set".

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1-4 & 6)
  • Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
  • Earl May - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1Blue Farouq7:24
    2"204"7:25
    3Upptankt4:45

    References

    Takin' Care of Business (album) Wikipedia
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