Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)

Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]

Straight Ahead
Studio album by Abbey Lincoln
Released	1961
Recorded	February 22, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:52
Label	Candid
Producer	Nat Hentoff
Abbey Lincoln chronology
Abbey Is Blue (1959) Straight Ahead (1961) People in Me (1973)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated that "this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24
2. "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05
3. "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32
4. "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39
5. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48
6. "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46
7. "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50

• Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961

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

References

1. Booker Little discography, accessed March 15, 2011.
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed March 15, 2011.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.