The Complete 1959-1961

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Afro Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Bobby Boswell (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1959)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (in 1959)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1959)
trumpet:
Tommy Turrentine (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Afro Blue (in 1959)
composer:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
publisher:
Mongo Music
3:20
2Lonely House
cover recording of:
Lonely House (from “Street Scene”)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
is based on:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 10 "Lonely House" (Sam Kaplan)
3:32
3Let Up
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard and Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Bobby Boswell (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1959)
piano:
Cedar Walton (in 1959)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (in 1959)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1959)
trumpet:
Tommy Turrentine (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
recording of:
Let Up
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
5:32
4Thursday’s Child
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1959)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
recording of:
Thursday’s Child (in 1959)
lyricist:
Elisse Boyd
composer:
Murray Grand
3:33
5Brother, Where Are You?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
flute:
Les Spann (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
recording of:
Brother Where Are You? (in 1959)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. and Norman Curtis
arranger:
Stefan Lievestro (Dutch jazz bassist)
3:11
6Laugh, Clown, Laugh
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Bobby Boswell (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1959)
piano:
Cedar Walton (in 1959)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (in 1959)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1959)
trumpet:
Tommy Turrentine (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Laugh! Clown! Laugh! (in 1959)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
5:26
7Come Sunday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard and Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison) (in 1959)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Come Sunday (in 1959)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
5:15
8Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison) (in 1959)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
2:47
9Lost in the Stars
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison) (in 1959)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Lost in the Stars (Song, Ulysses Africanus) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
part of:
Lost in the Stars, Act I
4:10
10Long as You’re Living
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Bobby Boswell (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1959)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (in 1959)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1959)
trumpet:
Tommy Turrentine (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Long as You’re Living (in 1959)
composer:
Oscar Brown Jr., Julian Priester and Tommy Turrentine
2:35
11I Concentrate on You
4:46
12Never Leave Me
6:46
13Garvey’s Ghost
7:54
14Mendacity
8:55
15Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
7:14
▼CD 2
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1Straight Ahead
producer:
Nat Hentoff
recording of:
Straight Ahead
writer:
Earl Baker, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
is based on:
Straight Ahead
5:25
2When Malindy Sings
producer:
Nat Hentoff
cover recording of:
When Malindy Sings
lyricist:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
composer:
Oscar Brown Jr.
4:05
3In the Red
producer:
Nat Hentoff
recording of:
In the Red
writer:
Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
8:31
4Blue Monk
producer:
Nat Hentoff
cover recording of:
Blue Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:39
5Left Alone
producer:
Nat Hentoff
cover recording of:
Left Alone
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
6:49
6African Lady
producer:
Nat Hentoff
recording of:
African Lady
writer:
Langston Hughes and Randy Weston
3:46
7Retribution
producer:
Nat Hentoff
recording of:
Retribution
writer:
Abbey Lincoln and Julian Priester
3:50
8Driva’ Man
5:16
9Freedom Day
recording of:
Freedom Day
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr.
composer:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
6:08
10Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
8:08
11All Africa
recording of:
All Africa
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr.
composer:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
8:02
12Tears for Johannesburg
recording of:
Tears for Johannesburg
composer:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
9:43