Nina Simone

 

Artist:   Nina Simone  

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  Little Girl Blue (Limited Edition) (2025) 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Number One Essential

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Mood Indigo (4:05)

 2.  Don't Smoke In Bed (3:15)

 3.  He Needs Me (231)

 4.  Little Girl Blue (4:20)

 5.  Love Me Or Leave Me (3:40)

 6.  My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:40)

 7.  He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (3:13) *

 8.  For All We Know (4:06) *

Side B:

 1.  Good Bait (Instrumental) (5:30)

 2.  Plain Gold Ring (3:57)

 3.  You'll Never Walk Alone(3:49)

 4.  I Loves You Porgy (4:12)

 5.  Central Park Blues (Instrumental) (6:53)

 6.  Afriican Maiman (3:11) *

* Bonus Tracks:  From The Same Sessions, but not included on the original LP

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals, Piano

Jimmy Bond:  Bass

Albert "Tootie" Heath:  Drums

Little Girl Blue is the debut studio album by Nina Simone, originally released on February 1959 by Betlehem, remastered and reissued on April 11, 2025 by Number One Essential, with 3 Bonus Tracks that not included on the original LP.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Pressing Vinyl.