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Lorez Alexandria: Alexandria the Great

by George Harris
March 5, 2005

Everyone knows by now that jazz vocals are a major commodity. Besides the new crop of doe-eyed swans, there are the standard “legends" which the more discerning fan may indulge in. Pity the person who doesn't rediscover this too-long overlooked artist, particularly well represented on this gem of a CD. Recorded back in '64 with an all-star supporting cast of Jimmy Cobb, Al McKibbon, Victor Feldman, and Wynton Kelly, Lorez Alexandria displays her husky, gospel-influenced voice like a Dutch masterwork ...