Oliver Nelson - Taking Care of Business

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

Takin' Care of Business Review

 

by Scott Yanow

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. In a slightly unusual group (with vibraphonist Lem Winchester, organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Roy Haynes), Nelson improvises a variety of well-constructed but spontaneous solos; his unaccompanied spots on "All the Way" and his hard-charging playing on the medium-tempo blues "Groove" are two of the many highpoints. Nelson remains a vastly underrated saxophonist and all six performances (four of them his originals) are excellent.

Oliver Nelson 

Taking Care of Business       

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

• Oliver Nelson - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• Lem Winchester - vibraphone
• Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
• George Tucker - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums 

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