LOREZ ALEXANDRIA / ロレツ・アレキサンドリア / ON KING 1957-1959 PLUS HER 1954-1956 BLUE LAKE & CHESS RECORDINGS / CD

シカゴ出身のヴォーカリスト、ロレツ・ロレツ・アレキサンドリアがデビュー以降KINGに吹き込んだ4枚のアルバムにBlue Lake, Chessに残した貴重な音源を加えた、お買い得なCD2枚組。

Sources CD 1:
Tracks #1-12, from the album “This Is Lorez” (King 542)
Tracks #13-22, from the album “Lorez Sings Pres” (King 565)
Tracks #23 & 24, from the 78rpm/45rpm disc (Blue Lake 104)
Tracks #25 & 26, from the 78rpm/45 rpm disc (Chess 1633)

Sources CD 2:
Tracks #1-11, from the album “The Band Swings-Lorez Sings” (King 657)
Tracks #12-23, from the album “Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz” (King 676)

■Lorez Alexandria, vocals in all tracks

Personnel on "This is Lorez":
King Fleming’s Sextet
Ronald Wilson, flute, oboe; King Fleming, piano; Wilbur Wynne, guitar; Russell Williams, bass; Vernell Fournier, drums; Aubrie Jones, bongos.
Recorded in Chicago, February 25 (#1-6), and March 5 (#7-12), 1957

Personnel on "Lorez Sings Pres":
King Fleming’s Sextet
Paul Serrano, trumpet; Cy Touff, bass trumpet; Charles Stepney, vibes; King Fleming, piano; Eldee Young or Earl May, bass; Vernell Fournier, drums.
Recorded in Chicago, November 6 & 13, 1957

Personnel on Blue Lake & Chess recordings:
King Fleming’s Quintette
King Fleming, piano & vocals; John Neely, tenor sax; Russell Williams, bass & vocals; Aubrie Jones, drums & vocals.
Recorded in Chicago, c. March 1954 & c. August 1956 (#25 & 26)

Personnel on "The Band Swings-Lorez Sings":
Lorez Alexandria, overdubbed vocals (Chicago, 1959)
Tracks #1-3 & 5-11 with Frank Hunter's Orchestra
Nick Travis, Al Derisi, Don Leight, Bernie Glow, trumpets; Harry DeVito, Phil Giacobe, trombones; Leon Cohen, alto sax; Herbie Mann, flute & tenor sax; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Hy Mandel, baritone sax; Donn Trenner, piano; Sal Salvador, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums. Frank Hunter, arrangements.
Recorded in New York City 1956

Tracks #4 & 5 with Russ Garcia & His Four Trombone Band
Maynard Ferguson, valve trombone; Herbie Harper, Frank Rosolino, Tommy Pederson, trombones; Dick Houlgate, baritone sax; Marty Paich, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Russ Garcia, arrangements.
Recorded in Los Angeles 1955

Personnel on "Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz":
Lorez Alexandria, overdubbed vocals (Chicago, 1959)
Tracks #12, 14, 17 with Russ Garcia & His Four Trombone Band
Maynard Ferguson, valve trombone; Herbie Harper, Frank Rosolino, Tommy Pederson, trombones; Dick Houlgate, baritone sax; Marty Paich, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Stan Levey, drums. Russ Garcia, arrangements.
Recorded in Los Angeles, 1955

Tracks #13, 22 with Orchestra Conducted by Richard Wess
Harry Lookofsky, violin; Urbie Green, trombone; Jerry Sanfino, Romeo Penque, woodwinds; Richard Wess, piano; Sal Salvador, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Sol Gubin, drums.
Recorded in New York City 1957

Tracks #15, 19 with Al Belletto Sextet
Willie Thomas, trumpet; Jimmy Guinn, trombone; Al Belletto, clarinet & alto sax; Fred Crane, piano; Kenny O’Brien, bass; Tom Montgomery, drums.
Recorded in Chicago, 1957

Track #16 with Johnny Richards’ Orchestra
Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Childers, Pete Candoli, trumpets; Stu Williamson, trumpet & valve trombone; Shorty Rogers, bass trumpet; Vince De Rosa, French horn; Frank Rosolino, Tommy Pederson, Don Nelly, trombones; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Ronny Lang, baritone sax & piccolo; Bill Holman, bass sax; Marty Paich, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Lou Singer, mallets.
Recorded in Los Angeles, 1956

Tracks #18, 21, 23 with The Ralph Sharon Trio
Ralph Sharon, piano; Jay Cave, bass; Christy Febbo, drums.
Recorded in New York City 1956

Track #20 with The Ralph Burns Quartet
Ralph Burns, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, 1955

Original King recordings produced by Sidney Nathan and Ralph Bass, Blue Lake by Al Benson & Chess by Ralph Bass.
Blue Lake and Chess recordings, courtesy of the Armin Buttner collection.
Special thanks to Hubert Stowitschek & Daniel Gugolz
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol