℗ 2021 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
| Released | March 25, 1959 |
| Duration | 39m 05s |
| Record Label | Craft Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | CR03304 |
| Genre | Jazz |
Abbey Is Blue
Abbey Lincoln
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Afro-Blue
Abbey Lincoln |
3:19 | |||
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1.2
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Lonely House
Abbey Lincoln |
3:39 | |||
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1.3
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Let Up
Abbey Lincoln |
5:29 | |||
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1.4
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Thursday's Child
Abbey Lincoln |
3:30 | |||
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1.5
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Brother, Where Are You?
Abbey Lincoln |
3:08 | |||
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1.6
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Abbey Lincoln |
5:21 | |||
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1.7
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Come Sunday
Abbey Lincoln |
5:13 | |||
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1.8
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Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Abbey Lincoln |
2:46 | |||
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1.9
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Lost In The Stars
Abbey Lincoln |
4:09 | |||
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1.10
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Long As You're Living
Abbey Lincoln |
2:31 |
For many years now, Abbey Lincoln has been recognized as a strong and strong-minded, racially aware and rhythmically secure artist. But early in her career–as a striking-looking young woman making the transition from being a sleek supper-club performer–it was difficult to gain acceptance as a true jazz singer. This seems hard to understand now, listening to her treatments of material by such as Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill, accompanied by a galaxy of players (who always knew her worth) like Max Roach, Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton, Kenny Dorham, Stanley Turrentine, Sam Jones, and Philly Joe Jones.
Abbey Is Blue was Lincoln's fourth album, featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for Riverside Records. A breakout performance for the jazz legend - this album displays Lincoln perfectly poised between jazz for show and jazz with a purpose. The album features an all-star line-up that includes Kenny Dorham, Stanley Turrentine, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones and Max Roach. It is now re-released with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Craft Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.21 -3.53 to -1.03 | -22.23 -24.41 to -20.40 | -18.50 -19.90 to -16.80 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | Afro-Blue | -2.70 | -22.01 | -18.6 | 12 |
| 2 | Lonely House | -1.03 | -21.00 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 3 | Let Up | -1.97 | -22.11 | -18.9 | 11 |
| 4 | Thursday's Child | -3.53 | -24.41 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 5 | Brother, Where Are You? | -3.47 | -23.04 | -19.7 | 12 |
| 6 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh | -1.68 | -21.20 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 7 | Come Sunday | -1.56 | -23.38 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 8 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | -2.39 | -22.18 | -19.0 | 13 |
| 9 | Lost In The Stars | -2.20 | -22.54 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 10 | Long As You're Living | -1.60 | -20.40 | -16.9 | 12 |