Biography
Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards, as well as writing and singing her own material.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Nina Simone Sings The Blues
1967
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
1961
Tribute To 2
2017
Liquid Spirit
2013
Abbey Is Blue
1960
Percussion Bitter Sweet
1961
It's Magic
1958
English Electric
2013
Newport Rebels
1961
That's Him!
1957
Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women
2021
When Elephants Dream Of Music
1983
It's Time
1962
Straight Ahead
1961
Gratitude
2026
Joyful
2006
Painted Lady (Abbey Lincoln In Paris)
1980
Moon Faced And Starry Eyed
1960
Carmen Sings Monk
1990
Seven Classic Albums
Credited work
1,002 releases · 148 albums · active 1958–2026
- Performance · 1,498
- Other credits · 170
Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Clinton Recording Studio · Sear Sound · Fine Recording Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Nina Simone
- Max Roach
- Ayọ
- Aga Zaryan
- Bobo In White Wooden Houses
- Clifford Jordan
- Charles Mingus