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Abbey Lincoln: Through the Years

by AAJ Staff
October 12, 2003

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 ...

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Jazz Ladies Vol.2 - The Greatest Voices Of Our Time

By Ella Fitzgerald

Label: ZYX Music
Released: 2001

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Abbey Sings Billie - A Tribute To Billie Holiday

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2001

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Over The Years

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2000

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Article: Album Review

Abbey Lincoln: Over the Years

by Mathew Bahl
December 1, 2000

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. ...

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Abbey Lincoln: Over the Years

by Dave Nathan
November 1, 2000

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 ...

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Wholly Earth

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1999
Track listing: And It

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Abbey Lincoln: Wholly Earth

by Jim Santella
August 1, 1999

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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Wholly Earth

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Enja Records
Released: 1998

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Who Used To Dance

By Abbey Lincoln

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1998
Track listing: Love Has Gone Away; Who Used To Dance; Love Lament; Mr.Tambourine Man; When Autumn Sings; Love What You Doin'; Street of Dreams; I Sing a Song; The River.