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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Beautiful Hats
Vocal Jazz - Released by cappo digital on Jul 16, 2016
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Hide And Seek
Vocal Jazz - Released by cappo digital on Jul 12, 2016
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All Day Lazing
Vocal Jazz - Released by cappo digital on Jul 8, 2016
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Best Of Mix
Vocal Jazz - Released by edition re. on May 27, 2016
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Expensive Bling
Vocal Jazz - Released by cappo digital on Apr 13, 2016
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Unknown Lady
Vocal Jazz - Released by The Most Wanted Hits on Feb 9, 2016
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Pretty Flowers
Vocal Jazz - Released by The Most Wanted Hits on Feb 5, 2016
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Extravagant
Vocal Jazz - Released by The Most Wanted Hits on Feb 1, 2016
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Time For Gold
Vocal Jazz - Released by The Most Wanted Hits on Feb 22, 2016
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Bottled Up
Vocal Jazz - Released by golden times on Jan 18, 2016
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Good Old Times
Vocal Jazz - Released by cappo digital on Jan 18, 2016
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All the Best Christmas Songs
Jazz - Released by HCR Music on Nov 24, 2017
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Summer Songs
Vocal Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on Aug 11, 2017
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All the Greatest Songs
Vocal Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on Feb 10, 2017
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Listen My Shuffle
Vocal Jazz - Released by HCR Music on Jul 8, 2016
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Save the Last Song for Love
Vocal Jazz - Released by HCR Music on Jun 10, 2016
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The Absolute Works
Vocal Jazz - Released by HCR Music on May 20, 2016
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Looking for the Gold Masterpieces
Vocal Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on May 13, 2016
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