Straight Ahead

~ Release by Abbey Lincoln (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Label: Candid - Catalog #: CJM 8015 - Format: LP (1961)
Label: CBS - Catalog #: S 64655 - Format: LP (1972)
Label: Candid - Catalog #: CCD 79015 - Format: CD (1988)
Location: Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, USA
Recording Date: 1961/02/22
Additional:
An extra take of African Lady was recorded and issued on Candid Dolphy (CCD 79033).
A truely historical session.

Tracklist

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1Straight Ahead
producer:
Nat Hentoff
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Mal Waldron
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
Straight Ahead (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Earl Baker and Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Mal Waldron
is based on:
Straight Ahead
5:26
2When Malindy Sings
producer:
Nat Hentoff
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Booker Little
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
When Malindy Sings (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
composer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
4:07
3In the Red
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Booker Little
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
In the Red (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Chips Bayen and Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Max Roach
8:33
4Blue Monk
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Mal Waldron
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1961-02-22)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:40
5Left Alone
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Julian Priester
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
cover recording of:
Left Alone (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Mal Waldron
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
6:50
6African Lady
producer:
Nat Hentoff
congas:
Roger “Montego Joe” Sanders (on 1961-02-22) and Robert Whitley (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
piccolo:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Walter Benton (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Max Roach
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
African Lady (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Randy Weston
3:48
7Retribution
producer:
Nat Hentoff
bass clarinet:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-02-22)
double bass:
Art Davis (on 1961-02-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1961-02-22)
piano:
Mal Waldron (on 1961-02-22)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1961-02-22)
trombone:
Julian Priester (on 1961-02-22)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-02-22)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1961-02-22)
arranger:
Max Roach
recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-22)
recording of:
Retribution (on 1961-02-22)
lyricist:
Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Julian Priester
3:48