Abbey Is Blue

~ Release by Abbey Lincoln (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

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Annotation last modified on 2026-07-22 07:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
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
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US 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 (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Lonely House (from “Street Scene”) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
is based on:
Street Scene: Act I. No. 10 "Lonely House" (Sam Kaplan)
3:40
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
5:33
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 (US 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 (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
recording of:
Thursday’s Child (in 1959)
lyricist:
Elisse Boyd
composer:
Murray Grand
3:31
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. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago) 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
5:25
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 (US 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 (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
5:13
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 (US 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 (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (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 & Co Ltd., 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
bass and double bass:
Sam Jones (US 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 (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (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
4:11
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 (lyrics) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Julian Priester and Tommy Turrentine
version of:
Long as You're Living
22:33