{"id":25308,"date":"2013-10-27T10:39:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T14:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=25308"},"modified":"2013-10-28T07:42:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T11:42:53","slug":"sunday-jazz-corner-abbey-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=25308","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Jazz Corner with Abbey Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Abbey Lincoln, was an American Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who wrote and performed her own compositions. \u00a0Abbey Lincoln (Anna Marie Wooldridge) was born on August 6, 1930 and passed along on August 14, 2010. \u00a0One of the many singers influenced by Billie Holiday where she often visited the Blue Note jazz club in New York City. \u00a0Lincoln’s lyrics were often connected to the civil rights movement in America.<\/p>\n

During the 1990s and until her death, Abbey fulfilled a 10-album contract with Verve Records. \u00a0These recordings are highly regarded in the jazz world and represent a crowning achievement in Lincoln’s career.<\/p>\n

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Here is a wonderful live performance (below) of Abbey Lincoln singing \u00a0“Midnight Sun” with the incredibly talented Lionel Hampton. \u00a0The second video is a beautiful recording of “Throw It Away”, written and performed by Abbey Lincoln. \u00a0Some may know this to by Esperanza Spalding’s recent cover of Abbey’s “Throw It Away.”<\/p>\n

Abbey Lincoln Quartet (Live) – Lionel Hampton\/Midnight Sun<\/p>\n