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Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln was born Anna Marie Wooldridge. She started singing in Chicago clubs before joining Max Roach's quintet in the 1950s. That collaboration led to...

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Abbey Lincoln was born Anna Marie Wooldridge. She started singing in Chicago clubs before joining Max Roach's quintet in the 1950s. That collaboration led to albums like 'Abbey is Blue' in 1959, where her voice found its place between jazz and something more grounded.

Her work with Roach included 'Freedom Now Suite' in 1960, which became associated with civil rights activism. Around the same time, she recorded 'The Ballad of the Sad Young Men,' a track written by Edward Albee that captured a particular mood of that era.

Later, she turned toward spiritual material, recording songs like 'Come Sunday' and 'Afro-Blue.' Her catalog includes straightforward titles like 'Throw It Away' and 'A Turtle's Dream,' delivered with a clarity that avoided theatrical flourish.

She kept recording into the 2000s, with albums like 'Who Used to Dance' in 2003. The music stayed direct, a voice working through standards and originals without much decoration.

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