Articles » Abbey Lincoln: The Power Of Voice (~npr)

The audio part of this article:
  "Abbey Lincoln: The Power of Voice"

  August 17, 2010
  Few singers have the emotional depth and versatility of Abbey
  Lincoln. With a voice capable of evoking the joys and pains of
  life, she carved a niche as a singer, songwriter and storyteller for
  more than 40 years. Up until her death this past Saturday at age
  80, she still pursued new and creative ways to express herself.

  Born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930, in Chicago, Ill., Lincoln grew up in rural Michigan on a large farm with her 11 siblings. The family had a piano, and she developed an interest in music at an early age, when she began singing in school and church choirs.

Videos » Abbey Lincoln - Driva Man (1964)

Personnel:

Abbey Lincoln - vocals

Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone 

Coleridge Perkinson - piano

Eddie Kahn - bass

Max Roach - drums

Biographies » Abbey Lincoln (~DownBeat)

Abbey Lincoln, Singer/Actress
Born: August 6, 1930
Died: August 14, 2010

Vocalist / composer Abbey Lincoln blends the roots qualities of a folk singer with the jazz-inspired sensibilities of Billie Holiday. Born in Chicago on Aug. 6, 1930, she was one of 12 children. Lincoln grew up on a farm in Michigan, eventually moving to Kalamazoo with her mother, where she began performing in high school and in a local band.

She moved to California, and became a professional musician there and in Hawaii, using the name Anna Marie. She became Abbey Lincoln at a certain point, and recorded her first album, with the help of Benny Carter. From there, she met Max Roach, whom she married for the period 1962-'70. She recorded her own albums as well as those with Roach. It was during this time that Lincoln started composing music, most often written around social themes. She also started acting. She received another name, Aminata Moseka, which she used professionally.

Lincoln has remained active since the '80s, working with a number of younger jazz musicians, recorded and touring internationally. Her legacy as a significant jazz singer has been furthered by important recordings for Verve in the 1990s.

Recordings include: A Turtle's Dream (Verve, 1995), The World Is Falling Down (Verve), People In Me (Verve, 1993), When There Is Love (Verve, 1992), Abbey Sings Billie (Enja, 1990), Straight Ahead (Candid, 1961), Abbey Is Blue (OJC, 1959), Affair (Capitol Jazz, 1956).

—John Ephland

Source: ~www.downbeat.com

Interviews » Han Reiziger interviewwith Abbey Lincoln (1998)

   Han Reiziger interviewed Abbey Lincoln in
   1998.

   - audiofragment of Abbey Lincoln with
     Max Roach performing 'tripted'.

   Abbey Lincoln - vocals
   Mark Curry - piano
   John Ormand - bass
   Alvester Garnet - drums

   - Lionel Hampton / Midnight Sun
   - Abbey Lincoln / The Music is the Magic

           ─Information taken from the uploader of this video

Articles» Abbey Lincoln on Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington(top) & Abbey Lincoln(bottom)
Abbey Lincoln on Dinah Washington

Great jazz singer Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010) talks to Will Friedwald on June 1997, about another great singer: Dinah Washington (1924-1963).

Source of this article is from the liner notes of the album:
"Ultimate Dinah Washington: Selected by Abbey Lincoln (Verve, 1997)"


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Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010, Singer/Actress

Videos » Abbey Lincoln - The Music is the Magic(a film preview)

Uploader describes this video as:
"Fueled by a fierce integrity and idiosyncratic style on and off the stage, Abbey Lincoln has always gone her own way. This ninety-minute documentary feature film presents Ms.Lincoln's life and work; from her beginnings as a Hollywood Glamour girl to actor and civil rights activist to her present standing as one of the most gifted and original singers and composers of our time.

Produced and directed by photographer Carol Friedman, the film was shot on 16mm in black & white and color over a period of nineteen years. Now in post production, this film project seeks cineaste angels to help us with our completion funds. We hope to release the film in Summer, 2011."

Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010, Singer/Actress

Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010, Singer/Actress

Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010, Singer/Actress