Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)

Straight Ahead
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 22, 1961
GenreJazz
Length38:52
LabelCandid
ProducerNat 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.

Reception

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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


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