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Abbey Lincoln

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,006

1,302
Decades
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  13
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  79
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  268
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  6,204
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  5,545
Genres
- Broadway & Vocalists
  
  of 240
  
  189
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  845
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  5,413

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1950s

2.8762

1960s

2.9729

1970s

1.9462

1980s

0.0000

1990s

0.2308

2000s

1.1373

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Abbey Lincoln is ranked overall as 2.3279 out of 4 stars

2.3279

Abbey Lincoln Album Rankings

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 3.4921 out of 4 stars for Straight Ahead

Straight Ahead (3.4921)

Reissued several times since it originally came out on a Candid LP, this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings. ...more

8.56

to

12.99

from (4) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 3.2703 out of 4 stars for Abbey Is Blue

Abbey Is Blue (3.2703)

Abbey Lincoln's third of three Riverside albums (all of these recommended sets have been reissued on CD) directly precedes her more adventurous work with drummer (and then-husband)Max Roach. ...more

8.56

to

11.98

from (4) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 2.9975 out of 4 stars for It's Magic

It's Magic (2.9975)

Because Abbey Lincoln has always been careful to sing songs that have a deep meaning for her, all of her recordings through the years are memorable in their own way; there are no duds in her discograp ...more

16.47

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 2.3436 out of 4 stars for People in Me

People in Me (2.3436)

The music on this out-of-print LP from the defunct Inner City label was recorded in Japan and has been released by several other record companies since. ...more

39.55

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 2.0242 out of 4 stars for Over the Years

Over the Years (2.0242)

Recorded mostly in New York,Over the Yearsis aimed at summing up Abbey Lincoln's long career. Joining her are excellent, but not so well-known performers, plus the giant sax playerJoe Lovano. ...more

7.06

to

18.98

from (5) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 1.0565 out of 4 stars for Abbey Sings Abbey

Abbey Sings Abbey (1.0565)

Abbey Lincoln might have started from a familiar singers' inspiration - Billie Holiday - but her long career has been a lesson in how to reinvent inspirations, which younger singers like Cassandra Wil ...more

8.28

to

18.98

from (6) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.4213 out of 4 stars for You Gotta Pay the Band

You Gotta Pay the Band (0.4213)

Stan Getz is featured on one of his final recordings during this excellent Abbey Lincoln CD; Getz's cool tenor fits in very well with Lincoln's voice, making one wish that they had met up previously. ...more

9.99

to

14.98

from (5) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.2712 out of 4 stars for Who Used to Dance

Who Used to Dance (0.2712)

Abbey Lincoln, 65 at the time of this recording, still had a reasonably strong voice at this point in her career, and although she showed signs of mellowing now and then, she was still capable of per ...more

9.90

to

29.09

from (2) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.2627 out of 4 stars for Wholly Earth

Wholly Earth (0.2627)

At the memorial service for the late, great, iconoclastic jazz singer Betty Carter in Manhattan last year, Abbey Lincoln stood up and offered the most moving tribute to her friend and cohort, singing ...more

9.45

to

14.98

from (5) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for A Turtle's Dream

A Turtle's Dream (0.0000)

No review available

12.47

to

23.46

from (5) sources

The World Is Falling Down by Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The World Is Falling Down

The World Is Falling Down (0.0000)

No review available

12.47

to

117.14

from (2) sources

Abbey Lincoln scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for It's Me

It's Me (0.0000)

Autumn Diva Perhaps Lincoln's greatest creation has been herself -- Farah Jasmine Griffin, If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery I have poignant memories of the day after Betty Carter died. ...more