Rhythm Is My Business

Ella Fitzgerald

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Rhythm Is My Business Review

by Scott Yanow

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.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Rough Ridin' Ella Fitzgerald / Hank Jones / William Tennyson	Ella Fitzgerald	02:51	Spotify Amazon
2	Broadway Billy Bird / Ray Henderson / Teddy McRae / Henry J. Wood	Ella Fitzgerald	02:43	Spotify Amazon
3	You Can Depend on Me Charles Carpenter / Louis Dunlap / Earl Hines	Ella Fitzgerald	03:32	Spotify Amazon
4	Runnin' Wild Arthur Gibbs / Joe Grey / Leo Wood	Ella Fitzgerald	02:40	Spotify Amazon
5	Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World Les Clark / Matt Dennis	Ella Fitzgerald	02:42
6	I'll Always Be in Love With You Bud Green / Herman Ruby / Sam H. Stept	Ella Fitzgerald	02:50	Spotify Amazon
7	Hallelujah, I Love Him So Ray Charles	Ella Fitzgerald	02:34	Spotify Amazon
8	I Can't Face the Music Rube Bloom / Ted Koehler	Ella Fitzgerald	05:00	Amazon
9	No Moon at All Redd Evans / Dave Mann	Ella Fitzgerald	02:36	Spotify Amazon
10	Laughin' on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) Ben Raleigh / Bernie Wayne	Ella Fitzgerald	04:53	Spotify Amazon
11	After You've Gone Henry Creamer / Turner Layton	Ella Fitzgerald	04:08	Spotify Amazon
12	Taking a Chance on Love Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche	Ella Fitzgerald	02:35	Spotify Amazon
13	If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson	Ella Fitzgerald	02:39	Spotify Amazon