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| Work Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1955 | |||
| Studios | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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Work Time is a 1956 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
[edit]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 the album "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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Disc | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing
[edit]- "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Irving Berlin) – 6:20
- "Paradox" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:00
- "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:00
- "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) – 9:32
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) – 6:06
Personnel
[edit]- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Ray Bryant – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sonny Rollins Catalog". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- 1 2 "Work Time". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ↑ Wilson, Peter Niklas (2001). "Discography". Sonny Rollins: The Definitive Musical Guide. Berkeley Hills Books. p. 115. ISBN 1-893163-06-7.
- ↑ Hall, Tony (March 29, 1958). "Technical tour-de-force". Disc. No. 8. pp. 18–19.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
