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Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 5 stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow 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

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Released: 1961
Recorded: February 22, 1961
Length: 38:52
Label: Candid
Producer: Nat Hentoff