Release Date: 10 July 2020
Label: Waxtime
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436559467742
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
Description
Limited edition 180gram premium vinyl pressing and 3 bonus tracks. Released in June 1958, this album (originally issued under the title Little Girl Blue on Bethlehem BCP-6028) was Nina Simone's first studio recording ever.
Made when she was 25-years old, the album was a huge success and led to a tremendous career that would yield over 80 studio sessions. It was originally issued on the Bethlehem label and features the singer/pianist backed by bassist Jimmy Bond (who had been a member of the Chet Baker Quartet among other groups) and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath (one of the celebrated Heath brothers, along with saxophonist Jimmy Heath, and bassist Percy Heath).
Many of the tracks from this LP would become true classics, among them her perennial versions of "My Baby Just Cares for Me" and "I Loves You, Porgy". Simone's piano is well featured throughout the LP, but "Central Park Blues" and "Good Bait" are the only purely instrumental tracks.
Tracklisting
Little Richard
Oscar Peterson Trio & Milt Jackson
Nina Simone
Miles Davis
Bill Evans Trio
Sam Cooke
Les Baxter
Johnny Cash
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
