It's Magic is the third album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label.[1]
| It's Magic | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 24 & August 15, 1958 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-277 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Because Abbey Lincoln has always been careful to sing songs that have a deep meaning for her, all of her recordings through the years are memorable in their own way; there are no duds in her discography... Recommended".[2]
In an article for The Guardian, John Fordham noted that the album finds Lincoln "taking on the agenda and urgency of the civil rights movement and the edginess of a freer kind of jazz still to come," and commented: "'Ain't Nobody's Business'... and 'Little Niles'... are lyrically irresistible."[6]
Track listing
edit- "I Am in Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:49
- "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:03
- "Just for Me" (Jimmy Komack) – 3:36
- "An Occasional Man" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:23
- "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 4:29
- "Out of the Past" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 4:46
- "Music, Maestro, Please!" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 3:18
- "Love" (Blane, Martin) – 2:41
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:55
- "Little Niles" (Randy Weston, Hendricks) – 5:03
- Recorded in New York City on July 24 (tracks 3–5, 7 & 9) and August 15 (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 & 10), 1958
Personnel
edit- Abbey Lincoln – vocals
- Kenny Dorham (tracks 3–5, 7 & 9), Art Farmer (tracks 1–2, 6, 8 & 10) – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8)
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Jerome Richardson (tracks 3–4 & 7), Sahib Shihab (tracks 1 & 8) – baritone saxophone, flute
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers (tracks 3–5, 7 & 9), Sam Jones (tracks 1–2, 6, 8 & 10) – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
References
edit- ^ Riverside Records discography, accessed September 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed September 13, 2012.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 894. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 426.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 538.
- ^ Fordham, John (May 20, 2010). "Abbey Lincoln: Abbey Is Blue/It's Magic". The Guardian. Retrieved March 4, 2024.