For Swingers Only

For Swingers Only
Studio album by Lorez Alexandria
Released	1963
Recorded	January 2 & 3, 1963
Studio	Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:00
Label	Argo LP/LPS-720
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lorez Alexandria chronology
Deep Roots (1962) For Swingers Only (1963) Alexandria the Great (1964)

For Swingers Only is an album by American jazz/blues vocalist Lorez Alexandria released by the Argo label in 1963.^[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek stated "This is simply among Lorez Alexandria's most stylized, disciplined, soulful, and satisfying recording sessions, and is highly recommended".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:11
2. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:34
3. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 4:55
4. "Traveling Down a Lonely Road" (Nino Rota, Michele Galdieri, Don Raye) – 3:45
5. "Mother Earth" (Peter Chatman) – 3:03
6. "Love Look Away" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:49
7. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward C. Redding) – 2:49
8. "That Old Devil Called Love" (Alan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 3:54

Personnel

• Lorez Alexandria – vocals
• Ronald Wilson – tenor saxophone, flute
• John Young – piano, arranger
• George Eskridge – guitar
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• Phil Thomas – drums

References

1. Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 701 to LP 799) discography accessed June 25, 2019
2. Both Sides Now: Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed June 25, 2019
3. Jurek, Thom. Lorez Alexandria: For Swingers Only – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2019.