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.
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That's Him (Keepnews Collection)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 jan. 1957
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Sophisticated Abbey (Recorded Live at the Keystone Korner, 1980)
Vocale jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 21 aug. 2015
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You Gotta Pay The Band
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 1991
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Abbey Sings Abbey
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2007
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Wholly Earth
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 1998
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Love Having You Around (Live at the Keystone Korner)
Vocale jazz - Released by HighNote Records on 26 aug. 2016
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Precious & Rare: Abbey Lincoln
Jazz - Released by Le Chant du Monde on 25 aug. 2011
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We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
Jazz - Released by JazzCutter on 30 jun. 2020
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My Man
Vocale jazz - Released by Crown of the Sound Records on 1 feb. 2014
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A Turtle's Dream
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 1994
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Who Used To Dance
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 1996
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Over The Years
Jazz - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2000
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Abbey Is Blue (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 jan. 1959
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Precious & Rare: The Complete 1959 - 1961
Jazz - Released by Le Chant du Monde on 2 mei 2012
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The Verve Years
Jazz - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 24 feb. 2021
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Abbey Lincoln: Golden Lady
Jazz - Released by Inner City on 21 apr. 1980
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Straight Ahead
Lounge - Released by Vinyle Numérique on 12 feb. 2013
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Abbey Lincoln's Affair... A Story Of A Girl In Love (Expanded Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jan. 1957
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