Straight Ahead

Abbey Lincoln | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 26, 2006
• Label: Candid Productions
• Copyright: 1989 Candid Productions Ltd
• Total Length: 39:04
• Genres: Jazz/Vocal Jazz
• ASIN: B000QQU1PM
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,004 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hangin' on from year to year..., October 11, 2000

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"ramencity" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Straight Ahead (Audio CD)

This is widely recognized as Abbey's finest album, and I'm happy to see its back in print again. Not long after this recording her musical career was put on hiatus--apparantly no one would touch her in those troubling political times--a crying shame, as it means more albums of this caliber were not to be. (Her later recordings do hold up surprisingly well, however, quite "smoky" still, as my friend put it.) A stunning, powerful album with gutsy vocals that indict the many injustices of the day [and are still relevant]. Impressive back-up band includes Coleman Hawkins, Julian Priester, Booker Little, Max Roach. A Thelonious Monk cover with some fun lyrics. "Malindy" is the obvious classic; "Straight Ahead" and "African Lady" are two of my other favorites. A long way to go for a former supper-club singer... Maybe they'll reissue her album with then-husband Max Roach, "Freedom Now! Suite"...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mother Lode for this Wonderful Artist, January 19, 2004

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Rick Cornell "RC" (Reno, Nv USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Straight Ahead (Audio CD)

It has been 30 years since I listened to this on vinyl. I still consider it to be one of this artist's best. Her interpretations of "Blue Monk" and "When Malindy Sings" simply are unforgettable, and "African Lady" demonstrates her very strong tie to the third world. Ms. Lincoln to me is second-generation Billie Holiday. She doesn't have the widest range or the purest voice, to be sure, but what she has is the biggest heart. She comes to the table and brings it with everything she has, and in the process, creates something original. Buy this one, then one of her early '90's classics, such as "The World Is Falling Down" or "You Gotta Pay the Band", and prepare to be mesmerized.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No cute sexy music anymore, September 1, 2007

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Alain Robert (Québec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Straight Ahead (Audio CD)

Just take a look who's playing here : Booker Little, Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron, Coleman Hawkins and Mr. Max Roach and more: and Monk liked the way she sang "blue monk". A great album.