A Turtle’s Dream by Abbey Lincoln

June 18, 2007 9:05 PM

If Monk could sing, this is what he might have sounded like. Oh my, Abbey has got soul, and chops and smarts - this is above all music for the mind, so well is everything here conceived. And if that conveys even a little hint of coldness, banish the thought. You’ll shiver, yes, but in warmth. A word should be said, too, for the accompanyists, too, another reflection of Abby’s smarts.
Metheny and Hargrove and Charlie Haden and Kenny Barron are anything but revelations, but you can tell they’re drinking at the source with Lincoln and digging it. What to make of Julien Lourau and Rodney Kendrick, respectively tenor sax and piano. Hardly household names, these guys bring the highest art to the table.

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