Early in the Morning

Lorez Alexandria · 1960 · Title track of the Argo album with the Ramsey Lewis Trio

Context

Composition by Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley and Leo Hickman, covered by Lorez Alexandria to open her Argo album of the same name, recorded on March 15, 16 and 17, 1960 at Ter-Mar studios in Chicago under the direction of Ralph Bass. She is accompanied there by Ramsey Lewis's trio, in an arrangement by Kirk Stuart; the second side brings together musicians from Count Basie's band. AllMusic sees it as a highly sophisticated blues record.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (1964)

Sources

• EN: Early in the Morning (Lorez Alexandria album)

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