Work Time
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{{Infobox album
| name = Work Time
| type = studio
| artist = Sonny Rollins
| cover = Work Time.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1956
| recorded = December 2, 1955
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 32:58
| label = Prestige
| producer = Bob Weinstock
| prev_title = Moving Out
| prev_year = 1954
| next_title = Sonny Rollins Plus 4
| next_year = 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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-rollins/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7020 Sonny Rollins discography], at JazzDisco.org accessed October 7, 2009.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The enjoyable outing may not be essential, but it is a strong effort."{{cite web|title=Work Time|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/work-time-mw0000204078|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 October 2009}}
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."{{cite book|last = Wilson|first = Peter Niklas|year = 2001|title = Sonny Rollins: The Definitive Musical Guide|chapter = Discography|publisher = Berkeley Hills Books|pages = 115|isbn = 1-893163-06-7}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = Disc
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Technical tour-de-force |last=Hall |first=Tony |author-link=Tony Hall (music executive) |magazine=Disc |date=29 March 1958 |issue=8 |pages=18–19}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book|editor-last=Swenson|editor-first=J.| year = 1985| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone| location = US| isbn = 0-394-72643-X| pages = 171}}
| rev4 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1232}}
}}
Track listing
- "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
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Ray Bryant – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
References
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Category:Albums produced by Bob Weinstock
Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio