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Wholly Earth
Abbey Lincoln's follow-up to the well-received Verve release Who Used to Dance finds the singer stretching her sweet and sour vocals and exquisitely languorous phrasing over a set of (mostly) original material. Joined by the likes of Bobby Hutcherson on vibes and marimba and Nicholas Payton on trumpet and flügelhorn, Wholly Earth is wholly Abbey Lincoln--romance buffered by heartbreak tragedy; idealism diffused by real-life pitfalls; striking beauty windblown by brief shadows and sad downpours. On the title cut she is swept away by joy while "Caged Bird" is a melancholy shuffle and "And It's Supposed to Be Love" is a romantic tearjerker. That Ms. Lincoln can express so many moods--some just by the mere sound of her voice--is testament to her tremendous talents. That a record like Wholly Earth is large enough to contain all she has to offer is testament to its remarkable success. --S. Duda
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Tracks| 1 | And It's Supposed To Be Love | | 2 | Midnight Sun | | 3 | Wholly Earth | | 4 | Look To The Star | | 5 | Another World | | 6 | Conversation With A Baby | | 7 | If I Only Had A Brain | | 8 | Another Time, Another Place | | 9 | Caged Bird | | 10 | Learning How To Listen |
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