Jazz
Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of long-unavailable albums by cult Jazz singer Lorez Alexandria one CD plus bonus tracks. Early In The Morning appears here on CD for the first time ever, while Deep Roots has only previously appeared on CD on a long out of print Japanese edition. These albums find Lorez backed by great stars like Ramsey Lewis, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Al Grey, Freddie Green, Joe Newman, and Howard McGhee.
Lorez Alexandria
Active Decades: '60s and '70s
Born: Aug 14, 1929 in Chicago, IL
Died: May 22, 2001 in Gardena, CA
Genre: Vocal
Styles: Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocalese
A solid singer who is superior at interpreting lyrics, gives a soulful feeling to each song, and improvises with subtlety, Lorez Alexandria was a popular attraction for several decades. She sang gospel music with her family at churches starting in the mid-'40s and worked in Chicago nightclubs in the 1950s. With the release of several albums for King during 1957-1959, Alexandria became popular beyond her hometown, and by the early '60s she was living and working in Los Angeles. In addition to the King label, her earlier recording sessions were for Argo and Impulse, while her later albums were for Discovery and Muse. Despite a long period off records (only a few private recordings during the 1965-1976 period), Alexandria survived through the many changes in musical styles and could be heard in excellent form up until she retired in the mid-'90s. Not long after retiring, Alexandria suffered a stroke, and her health declined until her death in May 2001.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
