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Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.[1]

Straight Ahead
Studio album by Abbey Lincoln
Released	1961
Recorded	February 22, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:52
Label	Candid
Producer	Nat Hentoff
Abbey Lincoln chronology
Abbey Is Blue (1959) Straight Ahead (1961) People in Me (1973)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated that "this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

1. "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24
2. "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05
3. "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32
4. "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39
5. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48
6. "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46
7. "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50

• Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961

Personnel

• Abbey Lincoln — vocals
• Booker Little — trumpet
• Julian Priester — trombone
• Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
• Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
• Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
• Mal Waldron — piano
• Art Davis — bass
• Max Roach — drums
• Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

References

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