Through the Years: 1956–2007

~ Release by Abbey Lincoln (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1This Can’t Be Love
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
2:26
2Don’t Explain
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
6:42
3I Must Have That Man
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:57
4Little Niles
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1958-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-15)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1958-08-15)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (on 1958-08-15)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (on 1958-08-15)
cover recording of:
Little Niles (on 1958-08-15)
composer:
Randy Weston
5:06
5Let Up
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard and Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Bobby Boswell (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (in 1959)
piano:
Cedar Walton (in 1959)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (in 1959)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1959)
trumpet:
Tommy Turrentine (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
recording of:
Let Up
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
5:31
6Come Sunday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard and Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Phil Wright (American jazz pianist and assistant to Barbara Morrison) (in 1959)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (in 1959)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
5:14
7Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
8:09
8Left Alone
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
Left Alone
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
6:48
9Lonesome Lover
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recording of:
Lonesome Lover
lyricist:
Abbey Lincoln
composer:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
publisher:
Estate of Maxwell L. Roach
7:04
10Africa
engineer:
福井末憲 (on 1973-06-23)
assistant producer:
Aric Lach Morrison
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard and 鯉沼利成 (producer) (on 1973-06-23)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recorded at:
Aoyama Victor Studio (Victor Aoyama Studio) in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1973-06-23)
recording of:
Africa (English lyrics by Abbey Lincoln) (on 1973-06-23)
lyricist:
Abbey Lincoln
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
version of:
Africa
7:10
11Throw It Away
recorded at:
Star's Music Studio in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1980-02-04)
recording of:
Throw It Away (on 1980-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
publisher:
Moseka Music
6:36
12The Maestro
4:41
13The River
recording engineer:
David Baker (American engineer and producer - jazz, funk, ...)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
mixer:
Zeke Lund
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ENJA MW GmbH (for copyrights use only) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Classic Sound, NYC in New York, New York, United States (in 1983-11)
recording of:
The River (in 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Moseka Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
34:58
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1The World Is Falling Down
recording engineer:
David Baker (American engineer and producer - jazz, funk, ...) (in 1990-02)
mixer:
David Baker (American engineer and producer - jazz, funk, ...)
recording of:
The World is Falling Down
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
6:23
2You Must Believe in Spring and Love
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
You Must Believe in Spring
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
N.S. Beaujolais Music Inc. (ended) and EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Chanson de Maxence
6:01
3First Song
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
First Song
composer:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist)
publisher:
Liberation Music Co. (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
6:30
4Bird Alone
assistant engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-25 until 1991-02-26)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-27 until 1991-02-28)
recording of:
Bird Alone
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
8:32
5I’m in Love
assistant engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-25 until 1991-02-26)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-27 until 1991-02-28)
recording of:
I'm in Love
lyricist and composer:
Joan Griffin
6:11
6A Time for Love
assistant engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-25 until 1991-02-26)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-27 until 1991-02-28)
cover recording of:
A Time for Love
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America (ended), M. Witmark & Sons and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
part of:
The 39th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
8:40
7Jungle Queen
assistant engineer:
Doug McKean and Sandy Palmer
engineer:
Rick Applegate and J. Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
agogô:
Sulé O'Uhuru (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
ashiko:
Kehinde O'Uhuru (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25) and Babatunde Olatunji (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
djembe:
Sulé O'Uhuru (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25) and Babatunde Olatunji (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
junjung [jun-jun]:
Gordy Ryan (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
membranophone [ngoma] and shekere [sekere]:
Babatunde Olatunji (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
lead vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Jungle Queen (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
6:12
8A Child Is Born
assistant engineer:
Doug McKean and Sandy Palmer
engineer:
Rick Applegate and J. Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
double bass:
Marcus McLaurine (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
piano:
Rodney Kendrick (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
lead vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
A Child Is Born (from 1992-02-24 until 1992-02-25)
lyricist:
Alec Wilder (American composer)
composer:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter)
publisher:
D'accord Music
version of:
A Child Is Born (Original instrumental version)
6:23
9You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
assistant engineer:
Hubert Salou (sound engineer, mixer and producer)
engineer:
Claude Ermelin (a.k.a. Claude Battistini)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor/PolyGram S.A. France (use for copyright only)
recorded at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
mixed at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1992-11-05 until 1992-11-06)
cover recording of:
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
John Benson Brooks
publisher:
Jewel Music Inc.
3:55
10I Should Care
assistant engineer:
Hubert Salou (sound engineer, mixer and producer)
engineer:
Claude Ermelin (a.k.a. Claude Battistini)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor/PolyGram S.A. France (use for copyright only)
recorded at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1992-10-04 until 1992-10-06)
mixed at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1992-11-05 until 1992-11-06)
cover recording of:
I Should Care
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
5:45
11Through the Years
5:15
12When I’m Called Home
assistant engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
recorded at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-25 until 1991-02-26)
mixed at:
BMG Studios in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (from 1991-02-27 until 1991-02-28)
recording of:
When I’m Called Home
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
5:25
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1Avec le temps
engineer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
Avec le temps
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
5:40
2Mr. Tambourine Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
56:52
3Love Has Gone Away
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
recording of:
Love Has Gone Away
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
7:36
4And It’s Supposed to Be Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant producer:
Farida Bachir (Producer)
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
5:12
5Should’ve Been
engineer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
recording of:
Should’ve Been
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
7:56
6Nature Boy
engineer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln
cover recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
5:06
7Windmills of Your Mind
cover recording of:
The Windmills of Your Mind
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 41st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1968 winner)
part of:
The Thomas Crown Affair (The Thomas Crown Affair (1968))
5:56
8Skylark
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
assistant engineer:
Peter Doris, Steve Mazur (Sound Engineer based in Austin, Texas, previously NYC) and Jason Stasium
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
executive producer:
Daniel Richard
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
bass:
Ray Drummond (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
membranophone:
Jaz Sawyer (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
piano:
Kenny Barron (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
conductor:
Laurent Cugny (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
arranger:
Laurent Cugny
cover recording of:
Skylark
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
5:25
9It’s Me, O’ Lord
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
assistant engineer:
Peter Doris, Steve Mazur (Sound Engineer based in Austin, Texas, previously NYC) and Jason Stasium
engineer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
executive producer:
Daniel Richard
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
bass:
Ray Drummond (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
membranophone:
Jaz Sawyer (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
piano:
Kenny Barron (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 2002-11 until 2003-02)
3:41
10Blue Monk
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant engineer:
Brian Montgomery
assistant producer:
Dominique Bernard (producer, coordinator)
executive producer:
Daniel Richard
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
bass:
Scott Colley (bass) (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
membranophone:
Shawn Pelton (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
strings:
Larry Campbell (worked with Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends) (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
cover recording of:
Blue Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
5:13
11The Music Is the Magic
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Newland (producer, engineer and mixer)
assistant engineer:
Brian Montgomery
assistant producer:
Dominique Bernard (producer, coordinator)
executive producer:
Daniel Richard
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
bass:
Scott Colley (bass) (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
membranophone:
Shawn Pelton (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
strings:
Larry Campbell (worked with Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends) (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
vocals:
Abbey Lincoln (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
recorded at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 2006-09-25 until 2006-11-17)
recording of:
Music Is the Magic
lyricist and composer:
Abbey Lincoln
3:54
12Down Here Below
engineer:
Rick Applegate
producer:
Jean-Philippe Allard
cover recording of:
Down Here Below
composer:
Abbey Lincoln
8:48