Alexandria the Great

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Alexandria the Great
Studio album by
Released1964 (1964)
Recorded1964
GenreVocal jazz
Length35:48
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Lorez Alexandria chronology
For Swingers Only
(1963)
Alexandria the Great
(1964)
More of the Great Lorez Alexandria
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Alexandria the Great is the third studio album by the American jazz singer Lorez Alexandria.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Show Me" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 4:05
  2. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) – 2:20
  3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:47
  4. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 4:30
  5. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 3:59
  6. "Get Me to the Church on Time" (Lerner, Loewe) – 4:03
  7. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 2:46
  8. "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" (Lerner, Loewe) – 4:07
  9. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:23
  10. "I'm Through With Love" (Gus Kahn, Jay Livingston, Matty Malneck) – 5:25

Personnel[edit]

Credits[edit]

  • Bill Marx – arranger
  • Ken Druker – executive producer
  • Mark Cooper Smith – production assistant
  • Sherniece Smith – art producer
  • Bob Thiele – producer, liner notes
  • Hideaki Nishimura – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Bryan Koniarz – producer
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Roger Marshutz – photography, cover photo
  • Robert Flynn – cover design

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 8. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Alexandria the Great at AllMusic