Work!

This article is about the jazz music album. For other uses, see Work.

Work! is an album by jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller, recorded together with Charnett Moffett on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. The album was recorded on April 23–24, 1986 and released that year by Landmark Records.^[2][3] The album is named after the song "Work" by Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins from their 1954 album Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins.^[4]

Work!
Studio album by Mulgrew Miller
Released	1986
Recorded	April 23–24, 1986
Studio	ERAS Studio, NYC.
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:22
Label	Landmark Records LLP-1511
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Mulgrew Miller chronology
Keys to the City (1985) Work! (1986) Wingspan (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic noted: "Made about the time he left Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers to go out on his own, Mulgrew Miller's second date as a leader matches his modern mainstream modal style with bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. Once again, the repertoire is a mixture of Miller originals, jazz standards ("Without a Song," "Powell's Prances" and Thelonious Monk's "Work") and an unaccompanied piano solo ("My Man's Gone Now"). And once again, the set is recommended to fans of 1980s/'90s jazz piano".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sublimity"	Miller	8:07
2.	"Without a Song"	Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans	4:33
3.	"Blues Again"	Miller	6:19
4.	"Powell's Prances"	Richie Powell	3:27
5.	"Work"	Thelonious Monk	6:25
6.	"The Sage"	Miller	8:33
7.	"My Man's Gone Now"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	5:58
Total length:			43:22

Personnel

Band

• Mulgrew Miller – piano, composer
• Charnett Moffett – bass
• Terri Lyne Carrington – drums

Production

• Phil Carroll – art direction
• George Horn – mastering
• Orrin Keepnews – liner notes, producer
• Chuck Stewart – photography