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Lorez Alexandria is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ramsey Lewis, Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae. Those roots explain a lot about how Lorez Alexandria arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Annie Ross, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter and Abbey Lincoln, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Lorez Alexandria, reaching back through Ramsey Lewis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lorez Alexandria was an American jazz singer, described as "one of the most gifted and underrated jazz singers of the twentieth century". She became established in the Midwest before moving to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. Jazz critics have compared her to Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Lorez Alexandria connections
Lorez Alexandria grew out of Ramsey Lewis, Count Basie, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan, shares an orbit with Annie Ross, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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