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Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Is Blue
Album US 1959 on Riverside Records label
Jazz (Vocal, Hard-Bop)
Recorded in New York; Spring and Fall, 1959. Blue 'mic and reel' labels with 'BILL GRAUER PRODUCTIONS' along the bottom (no 'INC.').
Musicians
 | Abbey Lincoln voc, 1930-2010 US vocals, album by, written by |
 | Bob Boswell b, 1927-2001 US double bass |
 | Sam Jones b, 1924-1981 US double bass |
 | "Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US drums |
 | Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums |
 | Les Spann g, fl, 1932-1989 US flute, guitar |
 | Cedar Walton p, 1934-2013 US piano |
 | Phil Wright p, org, clv, GB piano |
 | Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano |
 | Stanley Turrentine ts, 1934-2000 US tenor saxophone |
 | Julian Priester tb, *1935 US trombone, written by |
 | Kenny Dorham tr, 1924-1972 US trumpet |
 | Tommy Turrentine tr, 1928-1997 US trumpet, written by |
Producers
| Harris Lewine design, cover |
| Ken Braren design, cover |
| Paul Bacon design, cover |
| Jack Higgins engineer |
| Orrin Keepnews liner notes, producer |
| Jack Matthews mastered by |
| Lawrence N. Shustak photography by |
| Bill Grauer producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afro-Blue | Abbey Lincoln | Mongo Santamaria | 3:17 |
| 2 | Lonely House | Abbey Lincoln | Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes | 3:37 |
| 3 | Let Up | Abbey Lincoln | Abbey Lincoln | 5:27 |
| 4 | Thursday's Child | Abbey Lincoln | Elisse Boyd, Murray Grand | 3:28 |
| 5 | Brother, Where Are You? | Abbey Lincoln | Oscar Brown Jr. | 3:06 |
| 6 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh | Abbey Lincoln | Joe Young, Sam Lewis, Ted Fiorito | 5:21 |
| 7 | Come Sunday | Abbey Lincoln | Duke Ellington | 5:12 |
| 8 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Abbey Lincoln | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 2:44 |
| 9 | Lost In The Stars | Abbey Lincoln | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | 4:07 |
| 10 | Long As You're Living | Abbey Lincoln | Julian Priester, Oscar Brown Jr., Tommy Turrentine | 2:31 |
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