Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)

Straight Ahead
Studio album by Abbey Lincoln
Released 1961
Recorded February 22, 1961
Genre Jazz
Length 38:52
Label Candid
Producer Nat Hentoff
Abbey Lincoln chronology
Abbey Is Blue
(1959)
Straight Ahead
(1961)
People in Me
(1973)

Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated that "this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]


Track listing

  1. "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) 5:24
  2. "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) 4:05
  3. "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) 8:32
  4. "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) 6:39
  5. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) 6:48
  6. "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) 3:46
  7. "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) 3:50
  • Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961

Personnel

References

  1. Booker Little discography, accessed March 15, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed March 15, 2011.
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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