For Swingers Only

1963 studio album by Lorez Alexandria
For Swingers Only
Studio album by
Lorez Alexandria
Released1963
RecordedJanuary 2 & 3, 1963
StudioTer Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
GenreJazz
Length29:00
LabelArgo
LP/LPS-720
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Lorez Alexandria chronology
Deep Roots
(1962)
For Swingers Only
(1963)
Alexandria the Great
(1964)

For Swingers Only is an album by American jazz/blues vocalist Lorez Alexandria released by the Argo label in 1963.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "This is simply among Lorez Alexandria's most stylized, disciplined, soulful, and satisfying recording sessions, and is highly recommended".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:11
  2. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
  3. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 4:55
  4. "Traveling Down a Lonely Road" (Nino Rota, Michele Galdieri, Don Raye) – 3:45
  5. "Mother Earth" (Peter Chatman) – 3:03
  6. "Love Look Away" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:49
  7. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward C. Redding) – 2:49
  8. "That Old Devil Called Love" (Alan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 3:54

Personnel

  • Lorez Alexandria – vocals
  • Ronald Wilson – tenor saxophone, flute
  • John Young – piano, arranger
  • George Eskridge – guitar
  • Jimmy Garrisonbass
  • Phil Thomas – drums

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 701 to LP 799) discography accessed June 25, 2019
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed June 25, 2019
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Lorez Alexandria: For Swingers Only – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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