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Abbey Lincoln · 1959 · Chanson de Kurt Weill et Langston Hughes

Context

Second track of the album, by Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes, lasting 3 min 40. Kenny Dorham, Wynton Kelly and Philly Joe Jones accompany Abbey Lincoln.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. 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)
• Brother, Where Are You? (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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