Nina Simone

• NEW COLLECTION OF COLORED CLASSIC LPs

• LIMITED EDITION • 180 GRAM VINYL

This album, originally issued as Little MGirl Blue on Bethlehem (SBCP6028) was Nina Simone’s first album and first studio recording ever. Made when she was 25-years old, it was a huge success and led to a tremendous career which would produce more than 80 studio sessions. After making these tracks, Simone would not record again for two years, finally returning to the studios for a 1959 New York date with a large orchestra directed by Bob Mersey. Simone would never record again with neither Jimmy Bond or Albert “Tootie” Heath. The singer’s career came to a close in 1993, when she cut her final sessions with a sextet in Los Angeles. She died in France on April 21, 2003.

PERSONNEL:

• Nina Simone (vocals & piano)
• Jimmy Bond (bass)
• Albert “Tootie” Heath (drums)

New York, December 1957.

TRACKS:

• 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 CARE FOR ME

• SIDE B
• B1 GOOD BAIT
• B2 PLAIN GOLD RING
• B3 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
• B4 I LOVES YOU PORGY
• B5 CENTRAL PARK BLUES [instrumental]