Abbey Lincoln
- Type: Jazz Vocalist
- Country: United States
- Born: August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died: August 14, 2010 in New York, New York, United States
Biography
Chicago-born jazz vocalist and songwriter whose searing performance on *Max Roach*'s 'We Insist! Freedom Now Suite' (1960) made her a voice of the civil-rights era. Abbey Lincoln acted in films including For Love of Ivy before a late-career flowering on #Verve Records# with 'You Gotta Pay the Band' (1991) and 'A Turtle's Dream' (1994). An NEA Jazz Master from 2003, she died in New York in 2010.
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Abbey Lincoln Discography
- Abbey Lincoln's Affair... A Story of a Girl in Love (1957) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- It's Magic (1958) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Abbey Is Blue (1959) - Album - rated 4.54/5
- Straight Ahead (1961) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- You Gotta Pay the Band (1991) - Album - rated 3.25/5