Devil's Got Your Tongue

Abbey Lincoln | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 1993)
• Original Release Date: January 26, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046LH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,349 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rainbow

2. Evalina Coffey (The Legend Of)

3. Story Of My Father

4. A Child Is Born

5. People In Me

6. A Circle Of Love

7. Jungle Queen

8. The Merry Dancer

9. Devil's Got Your Tongue

10. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year

11. The Music Is The Magic

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The difinitive vocal version of "A Child Is Born", November 24, 2004

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This review is from: Devil's Got Your Tongue (Audio CD)

Abbey Lincoln has been one of the greatest jazz singers of our time since the 1950's when she recorded her classic LP "Abbey Is Blue"(which contained her classic rendition of "Afro Blues"). This is one of Lincoln's many recordings for the Gitanes label in the early 90's. This release find her in peak form vocally, and her phrasing is particularly appealing in songs like "Rainbow." The definite highlight of the cd is the over 6 minute long version of Thad Jones' classic "A Child Is Born", which is sure to bring tears to any parent or grandparents eyes. This cd finds Lincoln experimenting, as always with different forms of jazz, using the Staples Singers(including Mavis), as backup, but not nessicarly creating pretty harmonies, but rather potent in your face harmonies, on several songs. Lincoln is backed by a "youth chior" on her classic "People In Me." A nice classic yet contemporary classy jazz vocal album, featuring Stanley Turrentine and a long list of jazz all-stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, But The Song Tracks Are Different Than Original Manufacturer, May 17, 2010

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MissB "Child Of The Universe" (Here There & Everywhere, USA via HOLLYWOOD!) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Devil's Got Your Tongue (Audio CD)

This cd is ok. BUT......I heard the track "Jungle Queen" on an avante garde jazz radio station late one night and immediatley searched Amazon for the CD. The CD cover lists this disks title as "Devil's Got Your Tongue,(Jungle Queen is one of tracks) with totally different tract titles than what was actually on the cd I received. (not the fault of the seller at all, by the way). Has anyone out there had the same problem? Or am I in onset Alzheimer's? (lol!) I am still searching for "Jungle Queen" the true tracks that originally was on this CD!

4.0 out of 5 stars This CD, November 10, 2011

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MikeyBlueEyesFla "Mike" (Middleburg,Fla) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Devil's Got Your Tongue (Audio CD)

This Cd,I liked but that Jungle Queen cd was the weirdest cut on a Cd,Ive heard. I was napping listening to the cd,and I hear her howling and making funny noises,and Im Like what the #@%^.Other than that not bad.