Saturday, August 14, 2010

Abbey Lincoln, R. I. P.

Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com: "Abbey Lincoln, a singer whose dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 80 and lived on the Upper West Side."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

1 comment:

Richard R. said...

Oh my. Time to take out my CD of You Gotta Pay the Band (Getz, Jones, Hayden, Johnson, on Verve, 1991), or maybe 1958's It's Magic (Fuller, Golsen, Shihab, on Riverside, 1958. They are my two favorite Lincoln albums.