Song:The World Is Falling Down
Album:Abbey Sings Abbey
Abbey Lincoln is one of the all time great jazz singers. At age 78, she is still fabulous. Abbey Sings Abbey is her latest CD. She was born Anna Marie Woolridge Aug. 6, 1930 in Chicago. She started out in supper clubs performing as Anna Marie, Gaby Lee & Gaby Woolridge before settling on Abbey Lincoln. She first recorded with sax player Benny Carter in 1956 and performed a song in the 1957 film The Girl Can't Help It. But there were two key figures to Abbey Lincoln's development as an artist. First, she idolized and emulated Billie Holiday's vocal style. The other major influence was drummer Max Roach. He helped her develop her songwriting and song selection talents. They were married from 1962-70. Abbey concentrated on acting in the 60s and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the 1968 film For The Love Of Ivy starring Sidney Poitier. Abbey returned to music in the 70s and has been recording for Verve Records since 1990. Abbey Sings Abbey was released in May 2007. On this CD, Abbey records new versions of some of her own compositions including The World Is Falling Down. The album was produced by veteran producer Jean-Philippe Allard and focuses on Abbey's vocals with a very sparse band. Abbey Lincoln still performs regularly in New York clubs and sounds great. Her music is worth checking out. Here's the video for People In Me by Abbey Lincoln.
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