LABEL: 20th Century Masterworks
CAT NO: 350237
BARCODE: 8436563183737
Tracklisting:
SIDE A:
A1. MOOD INDIGO
A2. DON’T SMOKE IN BED
A3. HE NEEDS ME
A4. LITTLE GIRL BLUE
A5. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
A6. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
A7. HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS (*)
SIDE B:
B1. GOOD BAIT [instrumental]
B2. PLAIN GOLD RING
B3. YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
B4. I LOVES YOU PORGY
B5. CENTRAL PARK BLUES [instrumental]
NINA SIMONE – Little Girl Blue
(+ Bonus Track)
LP – Limited Edition 180g Blue Vinyl
(Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Jazz’s writer Brian Morton and by Paris’ prestigious Jazz Magazine.)
Nina Simone‘s iconic Little Girl Blue plus 1 bonus track presented on 180g blue vinyl.
“Backed by Jimmy Bond and Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath, this album showcases her ballad voice as one of mystery and sensuality and 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.” – Thom Jurek, AllMusic
“Accompanied by bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Albert Heath, she shines on these magnificently chosen standards, which showcase her remarkable piano playing that was clearly imbued with the Classical tradition (racism deprived her of the Classical music career she had dreamed of) and a voice which fluctuates between harshness and gentleness.”
– Jazz Magazine
See below for tracklisting…