Great Women Singers: Abbey Lincoln (DVD)

This theater performance, was presented "in the round" in 1991 at the Promenade Theater in New York City, had never been seen in its entirety before the initial release of the DVD. Abbey Lincoln looks exquisite and is backed by a stellar jazz quintet. The show offers original compositions including :"Bird Alone" and "When I'm Called Home" as well as standards like "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime".