Side 1: Straight Ahead/When Malindy Sings/In The Red.
Side 2: Monkery's The Blues(lyric version of Blue Monk)/Left Alone/African Lady/Retribution.
Personnel: Abbey Lincoln: vocals/Eric Dolphy: piccolo, flute, bass clarinet, alto sax/Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins: tenor sax/ Booker Little: trumpet/Julian Priester: trombone/Mal waldron: piano/Art Davis: bass/Max Roach: drums/Roger sanders, Robert Whiteley: conga.
This is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings. It is a testament to the credibility of her very honest music (and her talents) that Lincoln's sidemen on this date include the immortal tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins who takes a memorable solo on "Blue Monk"), Eric Dolphy on flute and alto, trumpeter Booker Little (whose melancholy tone is very important in the ensembles), pianist Mal Waldron , and drummer Max Roach.
Highpoints include "When Malindy Sings," "Blue Monk," Billie Holiday?s "Left Alone," and "African Lady." |
