Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Early In The Morning (Japanese Pressing)

49,99

Rare Japanese Pressing

Lorez Alexandria was one of the most underrated jazz singers in American Music History! And she IS one of the best storytellers ever. Her diction, her phrasing is flawless and the lyrics are filled with pure meaning and feeling. She doesn’t do any vocal gimmicks like others did. Dakota Staton (which I like a lot) very often did vocal gimmicks–even a Billie Holiday sometimes did it… But Lorez stays close to the music and the lyrics. Some listeners mix up vocal gimmicks with “emotional investment”… She could handle pure Jazz singing, as in “Deep Roots” with the unmatched version of “Nature Boy” and also sing the Blues so touching and effortless like on the second album “Early in the morning”, on both occasions accompanied with fantastic musicians like Ramsey Lewis, Frank Wess, Al Grey, etc. As a bonus you get her legendary renditions of “Baltimore Oriole” (both 50s and 60s versions) She definitely was one of the Greats and was in the same row as the other Greats like Holiday, McRae etc. Enjoy an almost forgotten, but fantastic singer!

In stock

Description

Chess SFX-10584 LP, Album, RE Japan 1978

A1. Early In The Morning 2:56
A2. Don’t Explain 3:10
A3. So Long 3:25
A4. Good Morning, Heartache 3:15
A5. Trouble Is A Man 2:42
B1. I Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues 2:20
B2. Baby Don’t You Cry 2:13
B3. Rocks In My Bed 2:42
B4. I’m Just A Lucky So & So 3:02
B5. I Almost Lost My Mind 3:00

Credits:

Arranged By – Kirk Stuart, Kirk Stuart
Bass – Eldee Young
Drums – Red Holt
Engineer – Ron Malo
Guitar – John Gray (2)
Painting – Walter Sanford
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Rhythm Guitar – Freddie Green
Supervised By – Ralph Bass
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess
Trombone – Al Grey
Trumpet – Joe Newman

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

 

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society JASRAC

 

 

 

 

Additional information

Weight 0,23 kg
Artist

You may also like…