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1960 studio album by Lorez Alexandria
Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz
Studio album by Lorez Alexandria
Released1960
RecordedFebruary 1959 and November 1960
StudioChicago, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length38:06
LabelKing
King 676
Lorez Alexandria chronology
The Band Swings - Lorez Sings
(1959)
Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz
(1960)
Early in the Morning
(1960)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

AllMusic reviewer Hank Davis called the album "very collectible".

Track listing

  1. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:19
  2. "Then I'll Be Tired of You" (Arthur Schwartz, Yip Harburg) – 2:48
  3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:06
  4. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:29
  5. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (George Gershwin, Jerone Kern) – 2:59
  6. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:15
  7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 4:20
  8. "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill) – 3:05
  9. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:35
  10. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:20
  11. "Better Luck Next Time" (Irving Berlin) – 3:05
  12. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:36

Personnel

References

  1. Both Sides Now: King Main LP Series 600–699 (1958–60) accessed June 25, 2019
  2. King Records Discography: King LP676, accessed July 4, 2019
  3. ^ Davis, Hank. Lorez Alexandria: Singing Songs Everyone Knows – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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