Nina Simone

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This session with Jimmy Bond and Albert “Tootie” Heath was Nina Simone’s first 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 only record again with Jimmy Bond and Al Heath during a 1959 concert at Town Hall. 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, 1957. [Exact date is unknown]

SIDE A

01 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
02. AFRICAN MAILMAN
03. FOR ALL WE KNOW
04. I LOVES YOU PORGY
05. MOOD INDIGO
06. DON’T SMOKE IN BED


SIDE B

01. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
02. HE NEEDS ME
03. LITTLE GIRL BLUE
04. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
05. GOOD BAIT
06. YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE