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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A Prairie Windstorm
Jazz - Released by prairie windstorm on 3 feb. 2023
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Where The Storm Broke
Jazz - Released by Storm Broke on 16 dec. 2022
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Abbey Lincoln - Music History
Jazz - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 24 jun. 2021
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Back 2 Back Divas
Liz Madden, Abbey Lincoln, Annie Ross
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 15 jul. 2015
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The Essential Abbey Lincoln Collection, Vol. 1
Vocale jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 mei 2008
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Top Mega Hits
Vocale jazz - Released by the gold members on 29 apr. 2016
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Bright And Brightly
Vocale jazz - Released by ladies old hits - remastered on 9 mrt. 2016
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Amusement Park
Vocale jazz - Released by ladies old hits - remastered on 5 mrt. 2016
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Be With Me
Vocale jazz - Released by obligat music on 20 nov. 2015
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My Flower Bouquet
Jazz - Released by Ragtime first Label on 13 mei 2014
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Music On Air
Vocale jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 6 mei 2016
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Retribution
Vocale jazz - Released by Couch Surfer on 17 apr. 2015
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In the Red
Vocale jazz - Released by Chords of Passion on 30 jan. 2015
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Lonesome Lover
Vocale jazz - Released by Apollos Legacy on 5 dec. 2014
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Afro Blue
Vocale jazz - Released by Armor's Touch on 22 nov. 2013
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Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Vocale jazz - Released by Aphrodite's choice on 20 nov. 2013
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