The Chase Is On

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, and reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated: "The combination of Rouse and Quinichette was a very satisfactory coupling of two talented and promising post-swing to bop individualists, who played to all of their strengths and differences on this worthy -- and now legendary -- session".

A reviewer for Billboard called the album a "smart, stimulating jazz package," featuring "good all-star rhythm backing." They commented: "Eye-catching cover conveys the idea, and tenor fanciers will plunge."

1. "The Chase Is On" (Harold Tubbs) - 3:18
2. "When the Blues Come On" (Al Cohn, Charles Isaiah Darwin) - 5:48
3. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:24
4. "Last Time for Love" (Carmen McRae) - 4:30
5. "You're Cheating Yourself" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) - 5:15
6. "Knittin'" (Charlie Rouse) - 6:19
7. "Tender Trap" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:24
8. "The Things I Love" (Harold Barlow, Lew Harris) - 3:24

• Charlie Rouse, Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones (tracks 2 & 5), Wynton Kelly (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6-8) - piano
• Freddie Green - guitar (tracks 2 & 5)
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums