Results for "Abbey Lincoln"

Down Here Below & Bird Alone

Featuring the music of Abbey Lincoln
Duration: 9:26
October 22, 2007

Abbey Lincoln: Abbey Sings Abbey

by Suzanne Lorge
August 10, 2007

At almost 77 years of age Abbey Lincoln has been composing, writing and/or performing for almost sixty years, and Abbey Sings Abbey is a stunning collection of some of the singer's most memorable works. Lincoln is a writer of some depth and the eleven original tunes on this CD offer strong testament to her ...

Abbey Is Blue

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2005
Track listing: Afro Blue; Lonely House; Let Up; Thursday

Jazz Ladies Best

By Various Artists

Label: Milestone
Released: 2005

Naturally

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2005

Abbey Lincoln: Abbey Is Blue

by David Rickert
October 16, 2005

In 1959 Abbey Lincoln was poised to make a truly great album, and Abbey Is Blue was it. Not only was it a breakout performance for Lincoln, who delivered on the promise she had already shown, it was also a breakthrough performance in jazz singing. With the civil rights movement looming over the horizon, ...

Abbey Lincoln: Spirited and Spiritual

by R.J. DeLuke
January 26, 2004

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

By Abbey Lincoln

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

Jazz Ladies [4-CD Box Set]

By Various Artists

Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2003

Abbey Lincoln: It's Me

by AAJ Staff
December 10, 2003

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 ...