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Abbey Lincoln
Chicago, United States • 1930-08-06 – 2010-08-14
Abbey Lincoln is credited on 566 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
566
Pressings credited
148
Albums
8
Decades active
116
In collections
Biography
Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards, as well as writing and singing her own material.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
566 releases · 148 albums · active 1958–2026
- Performance · 957
- Other credits · 48
Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Clinton Recording Studio · Fine Recording Studios · BMG Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Nina Simone Sings The Blues
1967

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
1961

Tribute To 2
2017

Liquid Spirit
2013

Abbey Is Blue
1960

Newport Rebels
1961

Percussion Bitter Sweet
1961

Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women
2021

Straight Ahead
1961

It's Magic
1958

That's Him!
1957

English Electric
2013

When Elephants Dream Of Music
1983

Lift Every Voice And Sing
1971

It's Time
1962

Moon Faced And Starry Eyed
1960

Gratitude
2026

Joyful
2006

Jazz For Joy: A Verve Christmas Album
1996

Alone Together: The Best Of The Mercury Years
1995

On The Edge Of Tomorrow
1986

Painted Lady (Abbey Lincoln In Paris)
1980

Impulse Energy Essentials (A Developmental And Historical Introduction To The New Music)
1972

The Complete RCA Albums Collection
2011
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Max Roach
- Nina Simone
- Bobo In White Wooden Houses
- Clifford Jordan
- Charles Mingus
- Stan Getz
- Astrid Seriese
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