Rhythm Is My Business

by Ella Fitzgerald

Overview

Organist Bill Doggett had a rare chance on this album to write swinging charts for a big band. Ella Fitzgerald is in the spotlight throughout, mostly singing swing-era songs along with a couple of newer pieces, such as "Hallelujah I Love Him So" and "No Moon at All." "I Can't Face the Music" is the longest performance at 5:01, and all but three of the other selections are under three minutes, so there is no real stretching out. However, Ella's voice was in its prime, and the charts are excellent. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2015
Label:	Essential Jazz Classics
UPC:	8436542019156
Rank:	229266

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mundell Lowe   Guest Artist,Guitar
Hank Jones   Guest Artist,Piano
Phil Woods   Guest Artist,Reeds
Kai Winding   Guest Artist,Trombone
Taft Jordan   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Bill Doggett   Guest Artist,Organ,Conductor
George Duvivier   Bass
Joe Wilder   Trumpet
Melba Liston   Trombone
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Gus Johnson   Drums

Technical Credits

Henry Creamer   Composer
Herman Ruby   Composer
Ted Fetter   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Bill Doggett   Arranger
John Latouche   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Teddy McRae   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Bernie Wayne   Composer
Billy Bird   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Ben Raleigh   Composer
Carlos Kase   Assistant Producer
Charlie Carpenter   Composer
Rube Bloom   Composer
Ella Fitzgerald   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Joseph Grey   Composer
Leo Wood   Composer
Jerry Rappaport   Reissue Supervisor
Louis Dunlap   Composer
Richard Seidel   Executive Producer
Tom Greenwood   Assistant Producer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Redd Evans   Composer
Norman Granz   Producer
Hank Jones   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Dave Mann   Composer
Sam H. Stept   Composer
Henri Woode   Composer
Arthur Harrington Gibbs   Composer
Lee Friedlander   Photography
Sung Lee   Design,Artwork
Suzanne White   Design Coordinator
Terri Tierney   Production Coordination
Charles Carpenter   Composer
William Tennyson   Composer
Joe Grey   Composer
David A. Mann   Composer
Les Clark   Composer
Arthur Gibbs   Composer
Deborah Hay   Editing
Benny Green   Liner Notes
Henry J. Wood   Composer
Bill Bird   Composer
Theodore MacRae   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Reissue Supervisor
Bud Green   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer