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Abbey Lincoln

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Biography

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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.

Title: Hit It

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mercy Me

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Love For Sale

Artist: Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rooftop Storys

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Diamonds Club

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Winter Holidays

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Verve Years

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Freedom Loving

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Abbey Lincoln

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Vocal Jazz

Title: Music Connection

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Wholly Earth

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Little Angel

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Delicately Built

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Quiescent Point

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Confectioner's

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Retribution

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Silver Cup

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Time To Relaxe

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sheet Music

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Come Sunday

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Blues

Title: Happy Reunion

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's Magic

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Title: Super Top Hits

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mystic Moments

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Lady

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Crazy He Calls Me

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Reindeers Best Hits

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: That's Him

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Classical, Opera

Title: Pussy Cat

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: African Lady

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Headman

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Xmas Angel

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dinner

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Title: Let Up

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Finest Jazz Queens

Genre: Jazz

Title: Female Jazz Vocals

Genre: Jazz

Title: 50 Best Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Women of Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gold - Jazz Divas

Genre: Jazz

Title: New Compilation

Genre: Jazz

Title: Eclectic Jazz Duets

Genre: Jazz

Title: Moody Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Great Divas of Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Newport Rebels

Genre: Jazz

Title: Paris for Lovers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Candid Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz For Joy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Women On Fire

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Night Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Max Roach: Candid Roach

Artist: Max Roach

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's Time

Artist: Max Roach

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Lullaby

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz, Kids

Title: Paris For Lovers

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gold - Jazz Divas

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Serenades

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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