Abbey Lincoln

• 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

• INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents the complete original Abbey Lincoln album Straight Ahead (Candid CJM8015), on which she shares the bill with such stars as Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, and Max Roach. An important musical work as well as an eloquent political statement, this now classic album didn’t receive unanimous approval in its day, as Ira Gitler made clear in his Down Beat review (included in its entirety in our booklet), where he accused the singer of being a “professional Negro” The only known alternate take from the session, as well as all existing tunes featuring Lincoln from two other dates from the same period have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• ABBEY LINCOLN, vocals
• BOOKER LITTLE, trumpet
• JULIAN PRIESTER, trombone
• ERIC DOLPHY, alto sax, flute
• COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor sax
• WALTER BENTON, tenor sax
• MAL WALDRON, piano
• ART DAVIS, bass
• MAX ROACH, drums

New York, February 22, 1961.

• [9-13] BONUS TRACKS:
• (9) Abbey Lincoln (vcl), Benny Bailey (tp), Eric Dolphy (as), Kenny Dorham (p), Peck Morrison (b), Jo Jones (d). New York, November 1, 1960.
• (10-13) Abbey Lincoln (vcl), Tommy Turrentine (tp), Julian Priester (tb), Stanley Turrentine (ts), Ray Bryant (p), Bob Boswell (b), Max Roach (d). Chicago, October 9 & 10, 1959

TRACKS:

• 01. Straight Ahead
• 02. When Malindy Sings
• 03. In The Red
• 04. Blue Monk
• 05. Left Alone
• 06. African Lady
• 07. Retribution
• 08. African Lady [alternate take]
• 09. Tainít Nobodyís Bizness If I Do (*)
• 10. Concentrate On You (*)
• 11. Concentrate On You [alternate take] (*)
• 12. Never Leave Me (*)
• 13. Never Leave Me [alternate take] (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 73:16 Min.