Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)
Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 22, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | Candid | |||
| Producer | Nat Hentoff | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
- "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24
- "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05
- "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32
- "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39
- "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48
- "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46
- "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50
- Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961
Personnel
- Abbey Lincoln — vocals
- Booker Little — trumpet
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Art Davis — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas
References
- Booker Little discography, accessed March 15, 2011.
- Yanow, S. AllMusic review, accessed March 15, 2011.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 894. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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