Deep Roots (Lorez Alexandria album) explained

Deep Roots
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lorez Alexandria
Cover:	Deep Roots (Lorez Alexandria album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	February 13–14, 1962
Studio:	Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	27:18
Label:	Argo LP/LPS-694
Producer:	Ralph Bass
Chronology:	Lorez Alexandria
Prev Title:	Sing No Sad Songs for Me
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	For Swingers Only
Next Year:	1963

Deep Roots is an album by American jazz vocalist Lorez Alexandria featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "it was recorded with a killer group ... The material is made up mostly of standards ... in her signature style".

Track listing

1. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:49
2. "I Was a Fool" (Johnny Pate) – 3:23
3. "No Moon at All" (David Mann, Redd Evans) – 2:11
4. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) – 3:03
5. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:36
6. "Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter) – 3:39
7. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:45
8. "Trav'lin' Light" (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 3:27
9. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:22
10. "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 2:53

Personnel

• Lorez Alexandria – vocals
• Howard McGhee – trumpet
• John Young – piano, arranger
• George Eskridge – guitar
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Argo_Cadet_600.htm Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699) discography
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/argo600.html Both Sides Now: Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965)