For Swingers Only Explained

For Swingers Only
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lorez Alexandria
Cover:	For Swingers Only (Lorez Alexandria album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	January 2 & 3, 1963
Studio:	Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	29:00
Label:	Argo LP/LPS-720
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Lorez Alexandria
Prev Title:	Deep Roots
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Alexandria the Great
Next Year:	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

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

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 Garrison – bass
• Phil Thomas – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Argo_Cadet_700.htm Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 701 to LP 799) discography
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/argo600.html Both Sides Now: Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965)