Taking Care of Business (Oliver Nelson album)

This article is about the album by Oliver Nelson. For the album by Charlie Rouse, see Takin' Care of Business (album).
Taking Care of Business
Studio album by
Oliver Nelson
Released1960
RecordedMarch 22, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:48
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8233
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Oliver Nelson chronology
Meet Oliver Nelson
(1959) 		Taking Care of Business
(1960) 		Lem's Beat
(1960)

Taking Care of Business is an album by saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Oliver Nelson would gain his greatest fame later in his short life as an arranger/composer but this superior session puts the emphasis on his distinctive tenor and alto playing ... Nelson remains a vastly underrated saxophonist and all six performances on this recommended CD reissue (four of them his originals) are excellent".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson, except as indicated

  1. "Trane Whistle" - 9:57
  2. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:59
  3. "In Time" - 5:33
  4. "Lou's Good Dues Blues" - 6:18
  5. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:34
  6. "Groove" - 6:27

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson discography accessed March 30, 2015
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 30, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 30, 2015
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1070. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.