NEA Jazz Master Abbey Lincoln on Let Up
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
Length: 01:29
NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
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NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
Transcript
NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT…
MUSIC: Let Up
CD: Abbey is Blue, JVC Victor 41781 (cut 3)
NEA JAZZ MASTER ABBEY LINCOLN…
Abbey Lincoln: On an album called Abbey is Blue, I wrote “Let Up”, a lyric. My life was really becoming oppressive. I was trying to be seen as a serious performer. And there were many people making snide ugly remarks about Abbey Lincoln.
SHE ENDURED THE CRITICISM. IT WAS 1959. BY THIS TIME, LINCOLN HAD ALREADY RECORDED SEVERAL ALBUMS AND EVEN HAD A SINGING ROLE IN A MOVIE. PIANIST THELONIOUS MONK OFFERED HER SOME ADVICE.
Abbey Lincoln: He says, “Abbey Lincoln has to make it because she’s not only a great actress and singer, she’s a great composer. And I took him seriously.
MONK’S VOTE OF CONFIDENCE HELPED LINCOLN DEVELOP INTO ONE OF THE BEST JAZZ SINGERS AND SONGWRITERS OF OUR TIME.
MUSIC: Brother Can You Spare a Dime...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let Up | Abbey Lincoln | CD: Abbey is Blue. | JVC Victor 41781 (cut 3) | 00:00 |
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