Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-11-16
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
By Albert Anderson
Ella Tons Jazz .Faro

An Ella Fitzgerald performance
Is always delightful, to say the
least, and her latest effort on the
Verve label is no exception. APP
propriately titled Rhythm Is MY
Business" the LIP is a solid,
swinging session.
Here are the details on this and
other recordings in the review:
RHYTHM IS MY BUSINESS:
-Verve LIP (6-4056). Ella provides
the vocal, backed by orchestral
group that includes Bill Doggett,
an organ; Ernie Royal and Taft
Jordan, trumpets; Phil Woods, alto
saxophone. Tunes: Rough Rid
in -; broadway; you Can De-
pend on Me-" "Runnin' Wild"
Show Me the Way to Get Out of
This World; "I'll Always Be in
Love With Your; "Hallelujah"; 81
Love Him So; II Can't Face the
Music; mo Moon at Alp; "Laug-
him on the Outside" After You've
Gone"
AS to be expected, Ella, THE
First Lady of Songs" sings up a
storm on this disc. While she is
particularly outstanding on the
medium to fast tempo tunes, Miss
Fitzgerald, as versatile as they
come, also projects a great deal
of warmth and expression on the
slow ballads, such as a. In
Love with You" and Laughing"
She really takes off, however, on
such PAGERS as after You've
Cone" mo Moon :" and on one
of her big favorites, Broadway"
. She matches her scintillating
rhythm with a lot of delightful
phrasing Doggett, meanwhile
provides a fins vehicle for Miss
Fitzgerald's singing, and the solos
of Woods, and Royal are full
bloodied and ebullient I won't
say this ranks with Elias best
recordings, but it is another of her
about performances A BIG
ENTRY-FOR ELLA.
INCEPTION: - Impulse LIP
(18). The Mccoy Tyner trio.
Tunes: Inception; There Is No
Greater Love-; blues for Gwen;
Sunset; "Effendp; Speak Low"
Personnel: Tyner, on piano; Art
Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
a.. No Greater Love" is the
sentimental showpiece of this wax
ing, but "Blues for Gwen" which
seems to be dedicated to someone
the artist chose not to name, car
ries an equally romantic message
. My preference lies with the
former . AS for Tyner, it must
be said that he does a good job in
presenting the material His
style is simple. First, he introduces
the theme and follows up by down.
stream with his searching solos
In this respect, Tyner appears to
have benefited well from Johnny
Coltrane, with whom he once gig
ged This is no pointless, dis
jointed session, as the cohesive
playing Of the sidemen proves i
However, I hope that in his next |
session the pianist will mix a few
fast paced tunes His flashy
playing seems to call for such a |
Meanwhile, modern
Jazz bluffs particularly those who
like their music dished up at a
slow pace should enjoy this LIP i
This Is primarily music for listen |
ing But it's good music i
SOLID.
"BOOGIE WOOGIE HOUSE
PARTY: - Philips LIP (200-044).
Featuring oldtime, boogie-woogie
pianist Meade Lux Lewis backed
BY eight-piece orchestra. Tunes:
Lux's Boogie"; when the Saints
20 Shufflin In; when Johnny
Comes Marching Home; "Yancey
Special; "Camptown Races;
Glendale Glide; Celeste Boo
sie"; "Yancey's Pride; "st. Louis
Blues; "Honky Tonk Train;
Georgia Camp Meeting; Beat '
'ap Stomp"
Honly-tonk piano playing is
,asse, no matter how much effort
s being made to revive It The
studs just don't buy 1t
But honly-tonk and Dixie