''Rhythm Is Our Business'' is an album by trumpeter and cornetist

Jordan Sandke Jordan Sandke is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and fluegelhornist. Biography Sandke was born around 1946. His main area of musical interest is the swing era.Wilson, John S. (March 2, 1988 ''The New York Times''. He and his brother, Randy ...

, recorded in 1985.

Recording and music

''Rhythm Is Our Business'' was recorded at ERAS Recording, New York City, on June 10 and 12, 1985.Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011
"Jordan Sandke Leader Entry"
. jazzdiscography.com. Sandke plays trumpet and cornet on the album, with Tad Shull (tenor sax),

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

(piano),

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

(bass), and Charlie Braugham (drums). The material is some Sandke originals and compositions by other writers."Picks and Pans Review: Rhythm Is Our Business"
(September 8, 1986). ''People''.

Release

The album was released on LP by

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Track listing

#"Oyster Marmalade" (

) – 3:55 #"Black Beauty" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

) – 3:08 #"Nostalgia" (

Fats Navarro Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Cl ...

) – 5:45 #"Rhythm Is Our Business" (

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premier ...

Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won t ...

Jimmie Lunceford James Melvin Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. Early life Lunceford was born on a farm in the Evergreen community, west of the Tombigbee River, near Fulton, Mis ...

) – 4:15 #"Hog-Step" (Sandke) – 4:48 #"Cornet Chop Suey" (

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

) – 4:12 #"Don't Take Your Love from Me" (

Henry Nemo Henry Nemo (June 8, 1909 – November 26, 1999) was a musician, songwriter, and actor in Hollywood films who had a reputation as a hipster. Band leading In 1941, Nemo formed his own 19-piece band. The group featured four Chinese women as singers ...

) – 4:20 #"Forty-Third and Pluto" (Sandke) – 3:35

Personnel

– trumpet (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 8), cornet (tracks 2, 6) *Tad Shull – tenor sax *

– piano *

– bass *Charlie Braugham – drums

References

{{Authority control 1985 albums