Work Time
Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
Released1956
RecordedDecember 2, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:58
LabelPrestige
ProducerBob Weinstock
Sonny Rollins chronology
Moving Out
(1954) 		Work Time
(1956) 		Sonny Rollins Plus 4
(1956)

Work Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, George Morrow, and Max Roach.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The enjoyable outing may not be essential, but it is a strong effort."[2]

Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "one of Rollins's most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player's fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

  1. "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Irving Berlin) – 6:20
  2. "Paradox" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:00
  3. "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:00
  4. "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) – 9:32
  5. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) – 6:06

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sonny Rollins discography, at JazzDisco.org accessed October 7, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Work Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. ^ Wilson, Peter Niklas (2001). "Discography". Sonny Rollins: The Definitive Musical Guide. Berkeley Hills Books. p. 115. ISBN 1-893163-06-7.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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