That's Him! (1957) ( )

Product Summary Label: Fantasy/original Jazz Classics UPC: 00025218608527 Release Date: 8/13/1990 Buy.com Sku: 60072181 Item#: MFTPQJ Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Strong Man ~ Abbey Lincoln 2. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe ~ Abbey Lincoln 3. My Man ~ Abbey Lincoln 4. Tender As A Rose ~ Abbey Lincoln 5. That's Him ~ Abbey Lincoln 6. I Must Have That Man ~ Abbey Lincoln 7. I Must Have That Man - (take 3, bonus track) ~ Abbey Lincoln 8. Porgy ~ Abbey Lincoln 9. Porgy - (take 1, bonus track) ~ Abbey Lincoln 10. When A Woman Loves A Man ~ Abbey Lincoln 11. Don't Explain ~ Abbey Lincoln (P) 1988 Fantasy, Inc. (C) 1988 Fantasy, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Wynton Kelly (piano, bass); Paul Chambers (bass); Max Roach (drums). Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on October 28, 1957. Originally released on Riverside (251). Includes original liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. This 1957 release marked Abbey's first early peak. It's a wonderful and confident set with a stunning ensemble: Sonny Rollins on tenor sax and Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, and a rhythm section of Paul Chambers on bass and Max Roach on drums. Lincoln opens with Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Strong Man"--Lincoln was one of the performers who regularly recorded his songs prior to his own debut as a recording artist in the early '60s. Kelly in particular is a wonderfully supportive accompanist, dancing around her with grace and style. The gorgeous and dramatic "Tender as a Rose" is presented acapella. Throughout, Lincoln's singing easily mingles jazz, blues and folk influences and phrasings. This strong album pointed the way to her ABBEY IS BLUE, her essential work recorded two years later. Producer: Orrin Keepnews; Bill Grauer Engineer: Jack Higgins Musical Guests Sonny Rollins Kenny Dorham Wynton Kelly Paul Chambers Max Roach   Artist Overview Jazz siren Abbey Lincoln began performing in the early 1950s. Following her marriage to drummer Max Roach in 1962 she became more politically aware. As well as collaborating with Roach, she began to write some of her own material, much of it stressing the rising tide of black consciousness in the USA. Lincoln also had a simultaneous career as an actress, co-starring in the films NOTHING BUT A MAN (1964) and FOR LOVE OF IVY (1968). She imbued all her recordings with real dramatic presence, focusing on emotive delivery rather than merely facile technique. Artist Influences Bessie Smith | Billie Holiday | Carmen McRae | Dinah Washington | Ella Fitzgerald | Ethel Waters | Lena Horne | Mildred Bailey Artist Contemporaries Benny Carter | Betty Carter | Bob Dorough | Dinah Washington | Max Roach | Nina Simone | Sarah Vaughan | Sheila Jordan | Shirley Horn | Thelonious Monk Artist Followers Anita Baker | Cassandra Wilson | Claudia Acuna | Diana Krall | Erykah Badu | Jane Monheit | Jeanne Lee | Karin Krog | Sabina Sciubba | Teri Thornton   Compilation Appearances Capitol Sings George Gershwin Percussion Bitter Sweet Jazz For Joy-Verve Christmas A Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbo Riverside Records Story Nea Jazz Masters Paris Fetiche: french Classic Rendez-V Get Happy: harold Arlen Centennial Cel Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Jazz Artist Guild Jazz Vocalists: Hear & Now C'est Si Bon :jazz A La Francaise Jazz Divas Gold Jazz Lullaby   Associated Artists and Works Dolphy, Eric Dolphy, Eric Dolphy, Eric, i Percussion Bitter Sweet ~ Roach, Max   Technical Info Release Date : 03/07/1988 Original Release Date : 1957 Catalog ID : 085 Label : Original Jazz Classics Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : AAD UPC : 00025218608527    Product Image