Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)
Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label. Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated that "this is one of Abbey Lincoln's greatest recordings". Track listing
 "Straight Ahead" (Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron) — 5:24 
 "When Malindy Sings" (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar) — 4:05 
 "In the Red" (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach) — 8:32 
 "Blue Monk" (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk) — 6:39 
 "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) — 6:48 
 "African Lady" (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston) — 3:46 
 "Retribution" (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester) — 3:50 
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City on February 22, 1961

Personnel
Abbey Lincoln — vocals
Booker Little — trumpet
Julian Priester — trombone
Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
Mal Waldron — piano
Art Davis — bass
Max Roach — drums
Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

References

Candid Records albums
Abbey Lincoln albums
1961 albums
Albums produced by Nat Hentoff