Abbey Lincoln
As with her hero Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln always meant the lyrics she sang. A dramatic performer whose interpretations were full of truth and insight, Lincoln actually began her career as a fairly lightweight supper-club singer. She went through several name changes (including Anna Marie, Gaby Lee, and Gaby Woolridge) before settling on Abbey Lincoln. She recorded with Benny Carter in 1956 and performed a number in the 1957 Hollywood film The Girl Can't Help It. Lincoln's first of three albums for Riverside (1957-1959) had Max Roach on drums and he was a major influence on her; she began to be choosy about the songs she sang and to give words the proper emotional intensity. Lincoln held her own on her early dates with such sidemen as Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Curtis Fuller, and Benny Golson. She was quite memorable on Roach's Freedom Now Suite, showing some very uninhibited emotions. Lincoln's Candid date Straight Ahead (1961) had among its players Roach, Booker Little, Eric Dolphy, and Coleman Hawkins, and she made some important appearances on Roach's Impulse! album Percussion Bitter Suite.
Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach were married in 1962, an association that lasted until 1970. They worked together for a while but Lincoln (who found it harder to get work in jazz due to the political nature of some of her music) became involved in acting and did not record as a leader during 1962-1972. She finally recorded for Inner City in 1973 and gradually became more active in jazz. Her two Billie Holiday tribute albums for Enja (1987) showed listeners that the singer was still in her prime, and she recorded several excellent sets for Verve in the 1990s. In the following years, she released a handful of recordings including Over the Years in 2000; It's Me in 2003; and her final recording, Abbey Sings Abbey, in 2007. Abbey Lincoln died in New York City on August 14, 2010; she was 80 years old. Because she put so much thought into each of her recordings, it is not an understatement to say that every set she issued is well worth owning.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Powerful Abbey, Vol. 4
Vocal Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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Powerful Abbey, Vol. 3
Vocal Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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Powerful Abbey, Vol. 2
Vocal Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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Powerful Abbey, Vol. 1
Vocal Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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Sunflower Edition
Jazz - Released by cmm remaster sound on 7 Jun 2014
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Catchy Music
Jazz - Released by cmm remaster sound on 15 Jun 2014
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Music from Heart
Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 13 Oct 2017
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Wonderful Collection
Vocal Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 16 Jun 2017
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The Best Of Christmas Holidays (Fantastic Relaxing Songs)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 1 Dec 2016
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Listen My Shuffle
Vocal Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 8 Jul 2016
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Come Sunday, Vol. 2
Vocal Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 30 Oct 2013
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Come Sunday, Vol. 1
Vocal Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 30 Oct 2013
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Jazz Legends (Légendes du Jazz), Vol. 25/32: Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic
Jazz - Released by ISIS on 1 Oct 2012
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Abbey Is Blue (Hd Remastered Edition)
Jazz - Released by Resurfaced Records on 21 Dec 2017
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Don't Explain
Vocal Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 2 Jul 2018
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Fantastic Selection
Vocal Jazz - Released by HCR Music on 19 May 2017
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Les idoles du Jazz : Abbey Lincoln et Benny Carter, Vol. 1
Vocal Jazz - Released by Mon patrimoine musical on 20 Dec 2016
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