Workin' (Shirley Scott album)

Workin'
Workin'
Studio album by Shirley Scott
Released	July 1967
Recorded	May 27, 1958 (#1, 4); Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack; April 8, 1960 (#2-3); March 24, 1961 (#5-6)
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:03
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7424
Producer	Bob Weinstock (#1, 4); Esmond Edwards (#2-3, 5-6)
Shirley Scott chronology

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Workin' is a studio album by organist Shirley Scott recorded for Prestige, released in 1967 as PRLP 7424.^[4]

Track listing

"Miles' Theme" - 3:05
"Autumn Leaves" (Prevert, Mercer, Kosma) - 5:39
"Bridge Blue" (Scott) - 5:30
"Slaughter on 10th Avenue" (Rodgers) - 3:37
"Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 6:52
"Chapped Chops" (Scott) - 10:30

Personnel

Tracks 1, 4

Tracks 2-3

Shirley Scott - organ
George Tucker - bass
Arthur Edgehill - drums

Tracks 5-6

Shirley Scott - organ
Ronnell Bright - piano
Wally Richardson - guitar
Peck Morrison - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

References

^ Billboard July 15, 1967
^ Allmusic review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1277. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ SC discography

[1] Billboard July 15, 1967

[2] Allmusic review

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1277. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] SC discography

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v t e Shirley Scott
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958) Scottie (1958) Shirley's Sounds (1958–60) The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60) Now's the Time (1958–64) Workin' (1958–61) Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Soul Searching (1959) Like Cozy (1960) Mucho, Mucho (1960) Soul Sister (1960) Stompin' (1960–61) Blue Seven (1961) Satin Doll (1961) Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1962) Drag 'em Out (1963) For Members Only (1963) Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964) Latin Shadows (1965) On a Clear Day (1966) Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966) Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966) Girl Talk (1967) Soul Song (1968) Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69) Something (1970) Mystical Lady (1971) Lean on Me (1972) Superstition (1973) One for Me (1974) Oasis (1989) Blues Everywhere (1991) Skylark (1991) A Walkin' Thing (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine	Hip Soul (1961) Hip Twist (1961) Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962) A Chip off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963) Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963) Soul Shoutin' (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (1964) Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964) Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66) Queen of the Organ (1964) Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958) Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958) Jaws (1958) Smokin' (1958) The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Bacalao (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Misty (1959–60) Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
With others	Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959) Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960) Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)