Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz

Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz
Studio album by Lorez Alexandria
Released	1960
Recorded	February 1959 and November 1960
Studio	Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:06
Label	King 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. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Hank Davis called the album "very collectible". ^[3]

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)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome 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

• Lorez Alexandria – vocals
• Unidentified musicians

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.