Brother, Where Are You?

Abbey Lincoln · 1959 · Composition d'Oscar Brown, flûte de Les Spann

Context

Fifth track, composed by Oscar Brown, 3 min 10. The record's songs, often devoted to grief and injustice, reflect the civil rights concerns of the time.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Afro Blue (Abbey Lincoln) (1959)
• Lonely House (1959)
• Lost in the Stars (Abbey Lincoln) (1959)
• Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace (1960)
• Driva Man (1961)
• The World Is Falling Down (1990)

Sources

• EN: Abbey Is Blue

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