A Turtle's Dream

Since her 1960 recording for Candid, Abbey Lincoln has brought an unequaled passion to the jazz vocal art, an ability to invest words with special shades of meaning that recalls the spirit of Billie Holiday. Her talent has long been appreciated more by musicians than by a large general audience (perhaps because her work is so focused on maximizing the emotional potential of a lyric rather than on treating the voice as an instrument, as many jazz singers do). That respect is reciprocal: her work has always featured the finest musicians, from Eric Dolphy to Stan Getz. Lincoln composed most of the music and lyrics on this 1994 set, and each song is a journey into the self, into the wellsprings of life, from loss to joy. Her accompanists rise to the emotional occasion: fine moments are contributed by Kenny Barron, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Roy Hargrove, saxophonist Julien Lourau, and Lincoln's frequent accompanist, pianist Rodney Kendrick.

-Stuart Broomer

Artist: Abbey Lincoln

Album: A Turtle's Dream

Year: 1994

Label: Verve

Personnel:

Abbey Lincoln: vocals

Rodney Kendrick: piano

Charlie Haden: bass

Victor Lewis: drums

featuring:

Roy Hargrove: trumpet on 4,8

Julien Lourau: soprano saxophone on 10 and tenor saxophone on 2,4,7,8

Kenny Barron: piano on 3,11

Pat Metheny: guitars on 1,5,6,11

Lucky Peterson: guitar and background vocals on 9

Christian McBride: bass on 4,8

Michael Bowie: bass on 7,9

String arrangements by:

Laurent Cugny on 1

Randolph Noel on 3

Track List:

1. Throw It Away
2. A Turtle's Dream
3. Down Here Below
4. Nature Boy
5. Avec Le Temps
6. Should've Been
7. My Love Is You
8. Storywise
9. Hey, Lordy Mama
10. Not To Worry
11. Being Me

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The Main Ingredient

Artist: Shirley Horn
Album: The Main Ingredient
Year: February 2, 1996
Description: This Shirley Horn CD is a little unusual, as it was recorded at her home. The four sessions utilized some of her favorite musicians, including bassists Steve Novosel and Charles Ables; drummers Steve Williams, Elvin Jones, and Billy Hart; trumpeter Roy Hargrove (on "The Meaning of the Blues") and Joe Henderson; and Buck Hill on tenors. As usual, virtually all of the songs are taken at slow tempos, with "All or Nothing at All" given a definitive treatment. Other highlights include "The Look of Love," "Fever," and Henderson's playing on "You Go to My Head."~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Track List:

1. Nuit Sur Les Champs - Elysees (Take 1)
   
2. Blues For Sarge
   
3. The Look Of Love
   
4. Keepin' Out Of The Mischief Now
   
5. The Meaning Of The Blues
   
6. Here's Looking At You
   
7. You Go To My Head
   
8. Fever
   
9. Come In From The Rain
   
10. Peel Me A Grape
    
11. All Or Nothing At All
    

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