Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featurin… Read Full Bio ↴Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961 and released for the Candid label.
Track listing
01 - "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24
02 - "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05
03 - "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32
04 - "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39
05 - "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48
06 - "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46
07 - "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50
Personnel
Abbey Lincoln — vocals
Booker Little — trumpet
Julian Priester — trombone
Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
Mal Waldron — piano
Art Davis — bass
Max Roach — drums
Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas
Reissued several times since it originally came out on a Candid LP, this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings. It is a testament to the credibility of her very honest music (and her talents) that Lincoln's sidemen on this date include the immortal tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins (who takes a memorable solo on "Blue Monk"), Eric Dolphy on flute and alto, trumpeter Booker Little (whose melancholy tone is very important in the ensembles), pianist Mal Waldron, and drummer Max Roach. Highpoints include "When Malindy Sings," "Blue Monk," Billie Holiday's "Left Alone," and "African Lady."
Track listing
01 - "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24
02 - "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05
03 - "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32
04 - "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39
05 - "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48
06 - "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46
07 - "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50
Personnel
Abbey Lincoln — vocals
Booker Little — trumpet
Julian Priester — trombone
Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
Mal Waldron — piano
Art Davis — bass
Max Roach — drums
Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas
Reissued several times since it originally came out on a Candid LP, this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings. It is a testament to the credibility of her very honest music (and her talents) that Lincoln's sidemen on this date include the immortal tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins (who takes a memorable solo on "Blue Monk"), Eric Dolphy on flute and alto, trumpeter Booker Little (whose melancholy tone is very important in the ensembles), pianist Mal Waldron, and drummer Max Roach. Highpoints include "When Malindy Sings," "Blue Monk," Billie Holiday's "Left Alone," and "African Lady."
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Straight Ahead
Abbey Lincoln Lyrics
African Lady Sun rise at dawn, Night is gone, I hear your song African…
Blue Monk Goin' alone, life is your own, But sometimes the cost…
In the Red No account, bank account Can't raise a dime. Can't pay the b…
Left Alone Where's the love that's made to fill my heart? Where's the…
Retribution Never was a child Living life since I was ten Heard every…
Straight Ahead Straight ahead the road keeps winding Narrow, wet and dimly …
When Malindy Sings G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music…