Straight Ahead (album)

Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings".

Track listing

 * 1) "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) &mdash; 5:24
 * 2) "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) &mdash; 4:05
 * 3) "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) &mdash; 8:32
 * 4) "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) &mdash; 6:39
 * 5) "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) &mdash; 6:48
 * 6) "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) &mdash; 3:46
 * 7) "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) &mdash; 3:50
 * Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961

Personnel

 * Abbey Lincoln &mdash; vocals
 * Booker Little &mdash; trumpet
 * Julian Priester &mdash; trombone
 * Eric Dolphy &mdash; alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
 * Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins &mdash; tenor saxophone
 * Mal Waldron &mdash; piano
 * Art Davis &mdash; bass
 * Max Roach &mdash; drums
 * Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley &mdash; congas