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NINA SIMONE Little Girl Blue: The Original And Best Of Nina
Simone (Pure Pleasure Analogue limited edition 11-track
mono LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, remastered by Ray
Staff at AIR Mastering. Originally released in 1957, Little
GirlBlue was Nina Simone's first recording, issued on the
Bethlehem label. Backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and Albert
"Tootie" Heath, it showcases her ballad voice as one of
mystery and sensuality and showcases her up-tempo jazz
style with authority and an enigmatic down-home feel. Picture
sleeve with originasl cover artwork, hype sticker & factory
sealed)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Mono edition, remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, London.
Little Girl Blue, released in 1957, was Nina Simone's first recording, originally issued on the Bethlehem label. Backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and Albert "Tootie" Heath, it showcases her ballad voice as one of mystery and sensuality and showcases her up-tempo jazz style with authority and an enigmatic down-home feel that is nonetheless elegant. The album also introduced a fine jazz pianist. Simone was a solid improviser who never strayed far from the blues. Check the opener, her reading of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," which finger-pops and swings while keeping the phrasing deep-blue. It is contrasted immediately with one of the — if not the — definitive reads of Willard Robison's steamy leave-your-lover ballad "Don't Smoke in Bed." The title track, written by Rodgers & Hart, features "Good King Wenceslas" as a classical prelude to one of the most beautiful pop ballads ever written.
It is followed immediately by the funky swing in "Love Me or Leave Me" with a smoking little piano solo in the bridge where Bach meets Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons. It's also interesting to note that while this was her first recording, the record's grooves evidence an artist who arrives fully formed; many of the traits Simone displayed throughout her career as not only a vocalist and pianist but as an arranger are put on first notice here. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" has a stride shuffle that is extrapolated on in the piano break. Her instrumental and improvising skills are put to good use on Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait," which is transformed into something classical from its original bebop intent. "You'll Never Walk Alone" feels more like some regal gospel song than the Rodgers & Hammerstein show tune it was. Of course, one of Simone's signature tunes was her version of "I Loves You, Porgy," which appears here for the first time and was released as a single. Her own "Central Park Blues" is one of the finest jazz tunes here.
Side 1
1. Mood Indigo
2. Don't Smoke in Bed
3. He Needs Me
4. Little Girl Blue
5. Love Me Or Leave Me
6. My Baby Just Cares for Me
Side 2
1. Good Bait
2. Plain Gold Ring
3. You'll Never Walk Alone
4. Porgy
5. Central Park Blues
Artist - Nina Simone (click link for complete listing)
Title - Little Girl Blue: The Original And Best Of Nina Simone (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2013
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Pure Pleasure Analogue
Catalogue No - BCP6028 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 5060149621721
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - NNSLPLI810736
Related Artists - Sam Waymon, The Swordsmen.
GENRES
Female Solo, Jazz, Soul and r&b.
REFERENCE
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RareVinyl.com Reference Number - NNSLPLI810736
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Mono edition, remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, London.
Little Girl Blue, released in 1957, was Nina Simone's first recording, originally issued on the Bethlehem label. Backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and Albert "Tootie" Heath, it showcases her ballad voice as one of mystery and sensuality and showcases her up-tempo jazz style with authority and an enigmatic down-home feel that is nonetheless elegant. The album also introduced a fine jazz pianist. Simone was a solid improviser who never strayed far from the blues. Check the opener, her reading of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," which finger-pops and swings while keeping the phrasing deep-blue. It is contrasted immediately with one of the — if not the — definitive reads of Willard Robison's steamy leave-your-lover ballad "Don't Smoke in Bed." The title track, written by Rodgers & Hart, features "Good King Wenceslas" as a classical prelude to one of the most beautiful pop ballads ever written.
It is followed immediately by the funky swing in "Love Me or Leave Me" with a smoking little piano solo in the bridge where Bach meets Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons. It's also interesting to note that while this was her first recording, the record's grooves evidence an artist who arrives fully formed; many of the traits Simone displayed throughout her career as not only a vocalist and pianist but as an arranger are put on first notice here. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" has a stride shuffle that is extrapolated on in the piano break. Her instrumental and improvising skills are put to good use on Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait," which is transformed into something classical from its original bebop intent. "You'll Never Walk Alone" feels more like some regal gospel song than the Rodgers & Hammerstein show tune it was. Of course, one of Simone's signature tunes was her version of "I Loves You, Porgy," which appears here for the first time and was released as a single. Her own "Central Park Blues" is one of the finest jazz tunes here.
Side 1
1. Mood Indigo
2. Don't Smoke in Bed
3. He Needs Me
4. Little Girl Blue
5. Love Me Or Leave Me
6. My Baby Just Cares for Me
Side 2
1. Good Bait
2. Plain Gold Ring
3. You'll Never Walk Alone
4. Porgy
5. Central Park Blues
Artist - Nina Simone (click link for complete listing)
Title - Little Girl Blue: The Original And Best Of Nina Simone (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2013
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Pure Pleasure Analogue
Catalogue No - BCP6028 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 5060149621721
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - NNSLPLI810736
Related Artists - Sam Waymon, The Swordsmen.
GENRES
Female Solo, Jazz, Soul and r&b.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - NNSLPLI810736
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? – Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com