Rhythm Is My Business
Rhythm Is My Business is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The album was recorded with a big band and arranged and conducted by the American R&B organist Bill Doggett.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 30–31, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| New Record Mirror | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
DownBeat magazine gave this album 3½ stars, commenting that the emphasis here was on "swinging".
Billboard reviewed the album in September 1962 and said that it "rates a lot of play".[5]
Track listing
For the 1962 Verve LP release; Verve MG V-4056
- Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rough Ridin'" | Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, William Tennyson | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Broadway" | Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode | 2:43 |
| 3. | "You Can Depend on Me" | Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Runnin' Wild" | Arthur Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World 'Cause That's Where Everything Is" | Les Clark, Matt Dennis | 2:42 |
| 6. | "I'll Always Be in Love with You" | Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept | 2:50 |
- Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Hallelujah, I Love Him So" | Ray Charles | 2:34 |
| 8. | "I Can't Face the Music" | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | 5:00 |
| 9. | "No Moon at All" | Redd Evans, Dave Mann | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Laughin' on the Outside" | Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne | 4:53 |
| 11. | "After You've Gone" | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | 4:08 |
- 1999 CD reissue bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Taking a Chance on Love" | Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche | 2:35 |
| 13. | "If I Could Be with You" | Creamer, James P. Johnson | 2:39 |
Note: Track 7 has only been re-issued on CD in mono, due to the loss of the stereo master tape.[6]
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- Taft Jordan – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Melba Liston – trombone
- Kai Winding – trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Carl Davis – reeds
- Jerry Dodgion – reeds
- William Shakesnider – reeds
- Les Taylor – reeds
- Phil Woods – reeds
- Hank Jones – piano
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Lucille Dixon – double bass
- George Duvivier – double bass
- Gus Johnson – drums
References
- "Rhythm Is My Business". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Watson, Jimmy (23 March 1963). "Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 106. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- "Reviews of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 September 1962. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510.
- Sleeve notes; CD re-issue Rhythm Is My Business" in 1999 on Verve 559 513-2. (Research; Ben Young)
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