Abbey Lincoln

Artist:  Abbey Lincoln
Birth Name:  Anna Marie Wooldridge
Born:  August 6, 1930.  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died:  August 14, 2010 (Aged 80).  New York, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments:  Vocals

Abbey Lincoln was an American Jazz Singer, Songwriter and Actress, from Chicago.  She influenced by Billie Holiday and she often visited the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.  Her first of three albums for Riverside (1957-1959) had Max Roach on Drums and he was a major influence on her.  Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach were married in 1962.  In 2003, she received a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award.

Title:  You Gotta Pay The Band  (2021) 

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop

Label:  Decca Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  Bird Alone (8:33)

 2.  I'm In Love (6:11)

 3.  You Gotta Pay The Band (4:47)

Side 2:

 1.  Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? (6:45)

 2.  You Made Me Funny (3:00)

 3.  And How I Hoped For Your Love (3:35)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  When I'm Called Home (5:24)

 2.  Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (6:26)

 3.  Up Jumped Spring (4:35)

Side 4:

 1.  A Time For Love (8:40)

Personnel:

Abbey Lincoln:  Vocals

Stan Getz:  Tenor Saxophone

Hank Jones:  Piano

Charlie Haden:  Bass

Mar Johnson:  Drums

Maxine Roach:  Viola on "Bird Alone" And "A Time For Love"

You Gotta Pay The Band is a album by Abbey Lincoln, originally released 1991 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued on August 21, 2021 by Decca Records, featuring Stan Getz.