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:  Straight Ahead (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop

Label:  Candid Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Straight Ahead (5;24)

 2.  When Malindy Sings (4;05)

 3.  In The Red (8:32)

Side B:

 1.  Blue Monk (6:39)

 2.  Left Alone (6:48)

 3.  African Lady (3:46)

 4.  Retribution (3:50)

Personnel:

Abbey Lincoln:  Vocals

Booker Little:  Trumpet

Julian Priester:  Trombone

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo

Walter Benton:  Tenor Saxophone

Coleman Hawkins:  Tenor Saxophone

Mal Waldron:  Piano

Art Davis:  Bass

Max Roach:  Drums

Roger Sandes:  Congas

Robert Whitley:  Congas 

Straight Ahead is an album by Abbey Lincoln, originally released in 1961, by Candid, remastered and reissued on August 8, 2022 by Candid Records, featuring Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Eric Dolphy and more!.