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Abbey Lincoln: Spirited and Spiritual
by R.J. DeLuke
Music serves many purposes for people on this planet. It's fun. It can be an escape. It can be soothing and even nostalgic. But for some it carries a deeper meaning, a deeper purpose. In this realm lies the art of Abbey Lincoln. At age 73, she is one of the last of the great jazz ...
It's Me
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Skylark (Carmichael/Mercer) - 5:25
2. Love Is Made (Lincoln) - 4:02
3. Chateau de Joux (Lincoln) - 4:38
4. It's Me, O' Lord (Standin' in the Need of... (Lincoln/Traditional) - 3:42
5. They Call It Jazz (Lincoln) - 5:14
6. Through the Years (Lincoln/Meseleku) - 4:30
7. Runnin' Wild (Gibbs/Grey/Wood) - 3:52
8. The Maestro (Walton) - 5:25
9. The Search (Woolridge) - 5:31
10. Yellow Bird (Burgie) - 4:45
11. Can You Dig It (Lincoln/Wooldridge) - 5:39
Abbey Lincoln: It's Me
by AAJ Staff
One of the last true great jazz vocalists, 73-year old Abbey Lincoln continues to produce timeless recordings and live concert dates. It's Me is as strong as any entry in her half-century discography. Lincoln shows us again that she excels in being both a most memorable interpreter and an original singer/songwriter. Her recent ...
Abbey Lincoln: Through the Years
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of Russ Musto Abbey Lincoln is jazz' golden lady, the music's marvelous magical matriarch whose impressive 50 year career has taken her from smooth supper club singer and movie star to distinctive jazz vocalist, fiery social activist, and highly regarded lyricist and composer. Her unique and inspiring body of work ...
Abbey Lincoln: Over the Years
by Mathew Bahl
Abbey Lincoln's career has always been one marked by constant growth and self-discovery. Over the course of her first five albums, beginning with 1956's Abbey Lincoln's Affair: A Story of a Girl in Love and ending with 1961's Straight Ahead, she transformed herself from a conventional pop singer into an intensely dramatic jazz singer. However, Ms. ...
Abbey Lincoln: Over the Years
by Dave Nathan
During the 1960's Abbey Lincoln successfully combined political activism with a busy, successful career. After divorcing husband drummer Max Roach, the 1970's and 1980's found her relegated to the back burner of the entertainment world although she was still recording, mostly for Indie labels. Then came Stan Getz who recommended her to Verve Records and who ...
Abbey Lincoln: Wholly Earth
by Jim Santella
Swaying gently and confidently, singer Abbey Lincoln possesses a voice and singing style like no other. When she’s hanging behind the beat, gently rasping heartfelt expression, or sliding around the pitch, the singer is in complete control of her performance and is offering it in her own sweet way. Bobby Hutcherson joins Lincoln on this latest ...
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