Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz
| Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | February 1959 and November 1960 | |||
| Studio | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | King King 676 | |||
| Lorez Alexandria chronology | ||||
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Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz, also known by its subtitle Singing Songs Everybody Knows, is an album by American jazz vocalist Lorez Alexandria released by the King label in 1960.[1][2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Hank Davis called the album "very collectible".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:19
- "Then I'll Be Tired of You" (Arthur Schwartz, Yip Harburg) – 2:48
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:06
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:29
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (George Gershwin, Jerone Kern) – 2:59
- "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:15
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 4:20
- "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:05
- "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:35
- "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:20
- "Better Luck Next Time" (Irving Berlin) – 3:05
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:36
Personnel
[edit]- Lorez Alexandria – vocals
- Unidentified musicians
References
[edit]- ^ Both Sides Now: King Main LP Series 600–699 (1958–60) accessed June 25, 2019
- ^ King Records Discography: King LP676, accessed July 4, 2019
- ^ a b Davis, Hank. Lorez Alexandria: Singing Songs Everyone Knows – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2019.