St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-11-16
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
By Albert Anderson
Ella Tops Jazz Fare

AL Ghd 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 q solid,
swinging session.
Here are the details on this and
other recordings in the review:
RHYTHM is MY BUSINESS:
-Verve LIP (6-4O56). 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 y; Broadway; you Can De-
pend on Me-" "Runnin' Wild"
Show Me the Way to Get Out of
This World; TN Always Be in
Love With YOU; "Hallelujah"; IT
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
Gone" 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 fine vehicle for Miss
Fitzgerald's singing, and the solos
Of Woods, and Royal are full
bloodied and ebullient 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
(1S). The Mccoy Tyner trio.
Tunes: Inception; There Is No
Greater Love-; Blues for Gwen;
Sunset; "Effendi"; Speak Low"
Personnel: Tyner, on piano; Art
Davis, bass; ElVin Jones, drums.
%. 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 q. 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 {.
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
repertoire Meanwhile, modern
jazz Bluffs particularly those who
like their music dished up at a
slow pace should enjoy this LIP :.
This is primarily music for listen
ing But it's good music g..
SOLID.
"BOOGIE WOOGIE HOUSE
PARTY: - Philips LIP (200-04D.
Featuring oldtime, boogie-woogie
pianist Meade LUX Lewis backed
by eight-piece orchestra Tunes:
"Lux's Boogie"; When the Saints
Go Shufflin In; when Johnny
Comes Marching Home; "Yancey
Special; "Camptown Races;
Glendale Glide; Celeste Boo
gie"; '"Yancey's Pride; "st. Louis
Blues; "Honlxy Tonk Train;
Georgia Camp Meeting; Beat
rap Stomp"
Honky-tonk piano playing Is
passe, no matter how much effort
Is being made to revive It The
younger studs just don't buy 1t