Deep Roots is an album by American jazz vocalist Lorez Alexandria featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Argo label.[1][2]

Deep Roots
Studio album by Lorez Alexandria
Released	1962
Recorded	February 13–14, 1962
Studio	Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	27:18
Label	Argo LP/LPS-694
Producer	Ralph Bass
Lorez Alexandria chronology
Sing No Sad Songs for Me (1961) Deep Roots (1962) For Swingers Only (1963)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "it was recorded with a killer group ... The material is made up mostly of standards ... in her signature style".[3]

Track listing

1. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:49
2. "I Was a Fool" (Johnny Pate) – 3:23
3. "No Moon at All" (David Mann, Redd Evans) – 2:11
4. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) – 3:03
5. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:36
6. "Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter) – 3:39
7. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:45
8. "Trav'lin' Light" (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 3:27
9. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:22
10. "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 2:53

Personnel

• Lorez Alexandria – vocals
• Howard McGhee – trumpet
• John Young – piano, arranger
• George Eskridge – guitar
• Israel Crosby – bass
• Vernel Fournier – drums

References