It's Magic (Abbey Lincoln album)
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| It's Magic | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 24 & August 15, 1958 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-277 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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It's Magic is the third album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "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".[2]
In an article for The Guardian, John Fordham noted that the album finds Lincoln "taking on the agenda and urgency of the civil rights movement and the edginess of a freer kind of jazz still to come," and commented: "'Ain't Nobody's Business'... and 'Little Niles'... are lyrically irresistible."[6]
