ABBEY LINCOLN

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Background information
Birth name Anna Marie Wooldridge
Born August 6, 1930(1930-08-06)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died August 14, 2010(2010-08-14) (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupations Singer, songwriter, actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1956–2007
Labels Riverside, Verve
Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), better known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. Lincoln was unusual in that she wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of jazz audiences.

BiographyBorn in Chicago, Illinois, she was one of many singers influenced by Billie Holiday. She often could be found at the Blue Note in New York City.

With Ivan Dixon, she co-starred in Nothing But a Man, an independent film written and directed by Michael Roemer. She also co-starred with Sidney Poitier and Beau Bridges in 1968's For Love of Ivy,[4] and received a 1969 Golden Globe nomination for her appearance in the film.

Lincoln also appeared in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It, for which she famously wore a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes and interpreted the theme song, working with Benny Carter.

Lincoln sang on the 1960s landmark jazz civil rights recording, We Insist! – Freedom Now Suite (1960) by jazz musician Max Roach and was married to him from 1962 to 1970. Especially since this album, Abbey Lincoln was connected to the political fight against racism in the United States.

In the 1990 Spike Lee movie Mo' Better Blues 1990, she played young Bleek Gilliams' mother, who was very insistent that Bleek (played as an adult by Denzel Washington) come inside their house and practice his trumpet instead of playing outside with his friends.

In 2003, she received the National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Masters Award.

Lincoln died on August 14, 2010 in Manhattan at the age of 80. Her death was announced by her brother, David Wooldridge, who told the New York Times that Lincoln had died in her Manhattan nursing home after suffering deteriorating health for years following open heart surgery in 2007. No cause of death was officially given. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered.

Discography
1956: Abbey Lincoln's Affair – A Story of a Girl in Love (Liberty) with Benny Carter Orchestra, Marty Paich Orchestra, Jack Montrose
1957: That's Him (Riverside) with Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Max Roach, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham
1958: It's Magic (Riverside) with Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Sahib Shihab
1959: Abbey Is Blue (Riverside) with Kenny Dorham, Wynton Kelly, Les Spann, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones
1960: We Insist! – Freedom Now (with Max Roach)
1961: Straight Ahead (Candid Records) with Coleman Hawkins, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Max Roach[9]
1973: People in Me (Polygram) with Kunimitsu Inaba, James Mtume, Al Foster, Hiromasa Suzuki, Dave Liebman
1980: Painted Lady (with Archie Shepp) (Itm)
1980: Golden Lady (Inner City Records)
1983: Talking to the Sun (Enja Records)
1987: Abbey Sings Billie, Vol. 1 & 2 (Enja)
1990: The World Is Falling Down (Verve)
1991: You Gotta Pay the Band (Verve) with Stan Getz, Hank Jones, Charlie Haden, Mark Johnson, Maxine Roach
1992: Devil's Got Your Tongue (Verve)
1992: When There is Love (with Hank Jones) (Verve)
1993: The Music is the Magic (Live at Sweet Basil's New York) (Itm) with Rodney Kendrick, Michael Bowie, Yoron Israel
1994: A Turtle's Dream (Verve) with Roy Hargrove, Kenny Barron, Pat Metheny
1996: Who Used to Dance (Verve) with Graham Haynes, Steve Coleman, Oliver Lake
1998: Wholly Earth (Verve) with Nicholas Payton, Bobby Hutcherson
2000: Over the Years (Verve)
2003: It's Me (Verve)
2007: Abbey Sings Abbey (Verve)

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