Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead - Remastered - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Few singers have the emotional depth and versatility of Abbey Lincoln. With a voice capable of evoking the joys and pains of life, she has carved a niche as a singer, songwriter, and storyteller for over 40 years. As a singer, she avoided 'grandstanding' and rarely, if ever, improvised; she did, however, wring a lyric for it's emotional content, while bringing a searing, dramatic quality to the musical line. Album Tracks 1. Painted Lady 2. Long As You Re Living 3. Somos Novios (It S Impossible) 4. Medley Sophisticated Lady - There Are Such Things - Man of Music 5. Sophisticated Lady / There Are Such Things / Con Alma 6. People in Me 7. Medley The Nearness of You - for All We Know 8. Golden Lady 9. God Bless the Child 10. Golden Lady 11. God Bless the Child

Album Tracks 1. Strong Man 2. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 3. My Man 4. Tender As a Rose 5. That's Him 6. I Must Have That Man 7. Porgy 8. When a Woman Loves a Man 9. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 10. Don't Explain 11. I Must Have That Man (Take 3) 12. Porgy (Take 1)

As always, delivered in a manner and style unlike any other in Jazz, Abbey Lincoln elegantly performs 9 tunes that present an eye-opening look into the human soul. Supported by her working band and featuring special guest InchaltoistsInch Frank Morgan, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Justin Robinson and Riley T. Bandy III, the album is a virtual exposition of the alto saxophone. Mostly containing original compositions, Who Used to Dance is also highlighted by a great performance of Bob Dylan's InchTambourine Man.Inch [Note This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand]. Album Tracks 1. Love Has Gone Away 2. Who Used to Dance 3. Love Lament 4. Mr. Tambourine Man 5. When Autumn Sings 6. Love What You Doin' 7. Street of Dream 8. I Sing a Song 9. The River