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

Early in the Morning
Studio album by Lorez Alexandria with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and Some of Basie's Cats
Released	1960
Recorded	March 15, 16 & 17, 1960
Studio	Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:06
Label	Argo LP/LPS-663
Producer	Ralph Bass
Lorez Alexandria chronology
Standards with a Slight Touch of Jazz (1960) Early in the Morning (1960) Sing No Sad Songs for Me (1961)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "Ultimately, Early in the Morning is the most sophisticated kind of blues recording. The musical arrangements are both groove-laden and wonderfully impressionistic, allowing Alexandria's unusual delivery line plenty of space to play".[3]

Track listing

1. "Early in the Morning" (Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman) – 2:58
2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:13
3. "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher) – 3:28
4. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 3:19
5. "Trouble Is a Man" (Alec Wilder) – 2:44
6. "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (Duke Ellington, Don George) – 2:22
7. "Baby Don't You Cry" (Buddy Johnson) – 2:15
8. "Rocks in My Bed" (Ellington) – 2:42
9. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Ellington, Mack David) – 3:02
10. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 3:03

Personnel

• Lorez Alexandria – vocals

Tracks 1–10:

• Ramsey Lewis – piano
• Eldee Young – bass
• Red Holt – drums
• Johnny Gray – guitar

Tracks 6–10:

• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, arranger
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Al Grey – trombone
• Frank Wess – flute, tenor saxophone
• Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
• Kirk Stuart – arranger (tracks 1–5)

References