Abbey LINCOLN - A Turtle's Dream 1995

Abbey LINCOLN - A Turtle's Dream 1995

Label: Verve / Polygram
Recorded at Clinton Recording Studio, New York on May 28, August 29, and November 7 & 8, 1994.

Jazz

**A TURTLE'S DREAM was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.**
This release continued Abbey Lincoln's '90s resurgence. As with her preceding Verve releases, A TURTLE'S DREAM features notable guest musicians (including ...    Full DescriptionPat Metheny, Kenny Baron, and Lucky Peterson), all of whom add grace to the proceedings. Her core backing trio comprises Rodney Kendrick on piano, Charlie Haden on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. The set features primarily her originals, along with a pair of covers, including Eben Ahbez's "Nature Boy." The opening song, "Throw It Away," has a melancholy resonance that is utterly inviting as Lincoln pours herself into the lyrics with deep passion and subtle dramatics. The addition of a string section on a couple of numbers--especially "Down Here Below"--makes for some elegant blues.
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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.
By Stuart Broomer. AMG.
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Abbey Lincoln- (Vocals);
Randolph Noel- (String Arrangements);
Julien Lourau- (Soprano & Tenor Sax);
Roy Hargrove- (Trumpet);
Pierre Blanchard, Vincent Pagliarin, Sandra Billingslea- (Violin);
Frederic Fymard- (Viola);
Anne-Gaelle Bisquay, Marc Gilet, John Robinson- (Cello);
Rodney Kendrick, Kenny Barron- (Piano);
Pat Metheny- (Acoustic & Electric Guitars);
Lucky Peterson- (Guitar, Background Vocals);
Christian McBride, Charlie Haden, Michael Bowie- (Bass);
Victor Lewis- (Drums).
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01. Throw It Away 5:44 
02. A Turtle's Dream 6:29 
03. Down Here Below 8:49
04. Nature Boy 5:05 
05. Avec Le Temps 5:40 
06. Should've Been 7:58
07. My Love Is You 5:43
08. Storywise 4:21
09. Hey Lorda Mama 7:13
10. Not To Worry 5:47  
11. Being Me 6:17
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