"The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart." - Abbey Lincoln. 

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Abbey Lincoln stands as a major jazz singer and prolific songwriter who blazed a new trail in American vocal music. Her voice, distinct and recognizable, her delivery straightforward and moving, she occupies an important place as a woman among preeminent jazz musicians and composers, who regarded her with deep admiration, and among the many singers she strongly influenced with her style and character.​​​​

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