Early_in_the_Morning_(Lorez_Alexandria_album)

<i>Early in the Morning</i> (Lorez Alexandria album)

Early in the Morning (Lorez Alexandria album)

1960 studio album by Lorez Alexandria with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and Some of Basie's Cats

Early in the Morning is an album by American jazz vocalist Lorez Alexandria featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.[1][2]

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AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "Ultimately, Early in the Morning is the most sophisticated kind of blues recording. The musical arrangements are both groove-laden and wonderfully impressionistic, allowing Alexandria's unusual delivery line plenty of space to play".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Early in the Morning" (Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman) – 2:58
  2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:13
  3. "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher) – 3:28
  4. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 3:19
  5. "Trouble Is a Man" (Alec Wilder) – 2:44
  6. "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (Duke Ellington, Don George) – 2:22
  7. "Baby Don't You Cry" (Buddy Johnson) – 2:15
  8. "Rocks in My Bed" (Ellington) – 2:42
  9. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Ellington, Mack David) – 3:02
  10. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 3:03

Personnel

Tracks 1–10:

Tracks 6–10:

References

  1. [1]
    Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699) discography accessed June 25, 2019
  2. [2]
    Both Sides Now: Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed June 25, 2019
  3. [3]
    Jurek, Thom. Lorez Alexandria: Early in the Morning + Deep Roots – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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