Lorez Alexandria SWINGS!

For some reason my brain generally doesn't wrap itself around Jazz. I appreciate it, and enjoy seeing it played live but a lot of music that I should love in principle just hasn't stuck with me. But over the years a few artists have gotten through and made me sit up and take notice.This week I'll be posting some of my favorites.

Only in the last two hours have I discovered the first artist I am going to feature today, Lorez Alexandria. How I have never heard of this amazing singer before now is beyond me, but WOW can this lady SING! She seems to be almost criminally obscure. Using Google Play Music as an example, out of 20 albums released over a 36 year career they have a total of only 5! 

This is curl up and mellow out music, emotional and definitely intended for internal consumption. She seems to concentrate on standards and "Torch Songs" but her phrasing and the quality of her voice are both dead on.

This seems to be a good place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK4_-zMIGCo&list=PLFj4nHM46kU03xsRf2kmXau0VWTFkzXVd

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Steve Martin performs the greatest zipper related magic act of all time!

Ever Wonder What 100 Guitar Effects Pedals Sounds Like At One Time?

Maybe or maybe not but this video answers the question anyway.

Go to 16:30 if you just want to hear the full 100 at once but the setup is interesting as well.