4/27/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Max Roach Quartet & Abbey Lincoln, BRT TV Studio, Schaarbeek, Belgium

The performance by the Max Roach Quartet and Abbey Lincoln at the BRT TV Studio in Schaarbeek, Belgium, on January 10, 1964, is a landmark televised recording of selections from their seminal civil rights jazz album, “We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite”. Continue reading

4/27/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Nothing But A Man – Abbey Lincoln, Ivan Dixon

This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who loves him, and the stiflingly primitive culture of American apartheid, all while insisting upon his own sense of self-respect.Directed by Michael Roemer this landmark film stars the beautiful Abbey Lincoln, making a flawless transition from celebrated jazz chanteuse to first time actress, alongside the accomplished stage actor Ivan Dixon, who would later make yet another important cultural contribution co-staring in the popular 1960s television comedy hit Hogan’s Heroes. Continue reading

1/13/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: For Love Of Ivy: A Romantic Comedy Classic With Sidney Poitier

For Love of Ivy is a 1968  Romantic Comedy film directed by Daniel Mann. The film stars Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters and Carroll O’Connor.The story was written by Poitier with screenwriter Robert Alan Aurthur. The musical score was composed by Quincy Jones Continue reading

9/2/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Nothing But A Man

This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who loves him, and the stiflingly primitive culture of American apartheid, all while insisting upon his own sense of self-respect. Continue reading