Straight Ahead
by Abbey Lincoln
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1961
- Label: Candid
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:51
- Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by Nat Hentoff for Candid Records, 'Straight Ahead' features Abbey Lincoln backed by a prominent ensemble including Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, and Eric Dolphy. The album incorporates overt political themes regarding the civil rights movement, utilizing advanced post-bop structures as a vehicle for social commentary.
Genres
Descriptors: dissonant, melodic, rhythmic, avant-garde
Tracklist
- Straight Ahead (5:24)
- When Malindy Sings (4:02)
- In The Red (8:28)
- Blue Monk (6:37)
- Left Alone (6:45)
- African Lady (3:45)
- Retribution (3:47)
Credits
- Abbey Lincoln - primary artist, vocals
- Booker Little - arranged by, trumpet
- Julian Priester - arranged by, trombone
- Mal Waldron - arranged by, piano
- Max Roach - arranged by, drums
- Art Davis - bass
- Robert Whitley - congas
- Roger Sanders - congas
- Nat Hentoff - liner notes
- Eric Dolphy - reeds
- Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
- Walter Benton - tenor saxophone