Straight Ahead
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"Straight Ahead" is a 1961 jazz album by vocalist Abbey Lincoln, acclaimed for its politically conscious lyrics and collaboration with prominent jazz musicians.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
jazz album ⓘ |
| artist | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
1960s jazz
ⓘ
protest jazz ⓘ |
| chronologyOf | Abbey Lincoln albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Art Davis
NERFINISHED
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Booker Little NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Priester NERFINISHED ⓘ Mal Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasComposer |
Abbey Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mal Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| hasLyricist | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalThemes | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American identity
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| includesTrack |
African Lady
NERFINISHED
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Blue Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ Left Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ Retribution NERFINISHED ⓘ Straight Ahead (title track) NERFINISHED ⓘ When Malindy Sings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalog | Candid CJM 8007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | politically conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| performer | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nat Hentoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedWithEnsemble | Max Roach ensemble ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Candid Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| type | studio album ⓘ |
| vocalist | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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