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It's Magic (album)

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Released
  
1958

It's Magic (1958)
  
Abbey Is Blue (1959)

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
35:48

Artist
  
Abbey Lincoln

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 24 and August 15, 1958 New York City

Similar
  
Abbey Is Blue, That's Him!, Abbey Sings Billie, Straight Ahead, Abbey Sings Abbey

It's Magic is the third album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "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".

Track listing

  1. "I Am in Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:49
  2. "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:03
  3. "Just for Me" (Jimmy Komack) - 3:36
  4. "An Occasional Man" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 3:23
  5. "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) - 4:29
  6. "Out of the Past" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 4:46
  7. "Music, Maestro, Please!" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 3:18
  8. "Love" (Blane, Martin) - 2:41
  9. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:55
  10. "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

  • 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

    • Songs

    1I Am in Love2:49
    2It's Magic4:04
    3Just for Me3:36

    References

    It's Magic (album) Wikipedia
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