Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/arts/music/15lincoln.html?_r=1

By NATE CHINEN
Published: August 14, 2010



Singer-composer Abbey Lincoln at her home in Manhattan in 2002.

Abbey Lincoln, a singer whose dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80 and lived on the Upper West Side.

Her death was announced by her brother David Wooldridge.

Ms. Lincoln’s career encompassed outspoken civil rights advocacy in the 1960s and fearless introspection in more recent years, and for a time in the 1960s she acted in films, including one with Sidney Poitier.

Long recognized as one of jazz’s most arresting and uncompromising singers, Ms. Lincoln gained similar stature as a songwriter only over the last two decades. Her songs, rich in metaphor and philosophical reflection, provide the substance of “Abbey Sings Abbey,” an album released on Verve in 2007. As a body of work, the songs formed the basis of a three-concert retrospective presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2002.

Her singing style was unique, a combined result of bold projection and expressive restraint. Because of her ability to inhabit the emotional dimensions of a song, she was often likened to Billie Holiday, her chief influence. But Ms. Lincoln had a deeper register and a darker tone, and her way with phrasing was more declarative.

[tishaLA]

1. It's very sad

I love the Freedom Now! Suite she and Max did way back when...and I love the albums she did with Getz and, later, with Hank Jones.

[bluerum]

2. Miss Abbey Lincoln. Rest in peace dear soul.

[panader0]

3. RIP

[Bluzmann57]

4. Great artist.

May she Rest in Peace. Abbey, jazz fans love you. All of humanity should love you.

[villager]

5. Dammit! "Nothing But a Man" is one of my favorite films, too

Rest easy, Abbey...



http://onefilmbeyond.com/2009/11/20/nothing-but-a-man-putney-swope/

[Manifestor_of_Light]

6. cool lady.

"Throw it Away" with Pat Metheny on guitar.


good stuff.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Shot by Joey Wilkes Booth?

Sorry. I'll go away now. :yoiks: