She was a highly distinctive song stylist

Abbey Lincoln, born in Chicago in 1930, was a jazz vocalist and songwriter, who also became an actress and civil rights activist during the 1960s, and was married to renowned jazz drummer Max Roach. Greatly influenced by Billie Holiday, her stock-in-trade was the delivery of heartfelt versions of classic standards, as well as seamlessly interpolating her vocals into extended jazz improvisations. Scott Yanow at allmusic.com calls her 'A dramatic performer whose interpretations were full of truth and insight - she always meant the lyrics she sang'. This 53-track collection features all the titles from albums at the start of her career, 'A Story of A Girl In Love' on Liberty, 'That's Him', 'It's Magic' and 'Abbey Is Blue' on Riverside, 'Straight Ahead' on Candid, and selected titles from the Max Roach albums 'Moon-faced And Starry-eyed', and 'Percussion Bitter Sweet'. It features recordings with some of the noted jazz musicians of the era, including The Benny Carter Orchestra, and in the small groups, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Benny Golson, Philly Joe Jones, Stanley Turrentine, Ray Bryant, Booker Little, Eric Dolphy and others. She was a highly distinctive song stylist and this is an enlightening and enjoyable showcase for an artist who is sometimes referred to as the last of the great jazz singers.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Love Walked In
• I Didn't Know About You
• Would I Love You
• I Wake Up Smiling
• This Can't Be Love
• Crazy He Calls Me
• Two Cigarettes In The Dark
• The Masquerade Is Over
• Take Me In Your Arms
• Together
• Affair
• No More
• Strong Man
• Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
• My Man
• Tender As A Rose
• That's Him
• I Must Have That Man
• Porgy
• When A Woman Loves A Man
• Don't Explain

Disc 2:

• Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
• I Am In Love
• It's Magic
• Just For Me
• An Occasional Man
• Ain't Nobody's Business
• Out Of The Past
• Music, Maestro, Please
• Love
• Exactly Like You
• Little Niles
• Afro-Blue
• Lonely House
• Let Up
• Thursday's Child
• Brother, Where Are You?
• Laugh, Clown, Laugh
• Come Sunday
• Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
• Long As You're Living

Disc 3:

• Lost In The Stars
• I Concentrate On You
• Never Leave Me
• Straight Ahead
• When Malindy Sings
• In The Red
• Blue Monk
• Left Alone
• African Lady
• Retribution
• Garvey's Ghost
• Mendacity

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/06/26

UPC: 824046917920