Nina Simone - Nina Simone and Her Friends
COMPILATION
Nina Simone - vocals, piano (A1, A4, B1, B4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Nina Simone]
Carmen McRae - vocals (A3, A6, B3, B6) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carmen McRae]
Chris Connor - vocals (A2, A5, B2, B5) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Chris Connor]
Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums (A1, A4, B1, B4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Albert Tootie Heath]
Jimmy Bond - bass (A1, A4, B1, B4)
The Tony Scott Quartet (A6, B3, B6)
The Vinnie Burke Quartet (A2, B5)
The Mat Mathews Quartet (A3)
Written by Nina Simone (B4), Willard Robison (A2), Larry Conley (A2), Burton Lane (A3), E.Y. Harburg (A3, B2), George & Ira Gershwin (A3), Jimmy Campbell (A4), Reg Connelly (A4), Harry M. Woods (A4), Chuck Darwin (A5), Paulette Girard (A5), J. Fred Coots (B1), Sam M. Lewis (B1), Vernon Duke (B2), Carmen McRae (B3, B6), Gordon Jenkins (B5)
A1 is a traditional song arranged by Nina Simone
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape: YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label: Bethlelem
Original Label : Bethlelem
Stereo Mix by Michael Graves
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio
Liner notes by Daphne A. Brooks
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2021
Tracks :
Side A:
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- Old Devil Moon
- I Loves You, Porgy
- I Concentrate On You
- You Made Me Care
Side B:
- For All We Know
- From This Moment On
- Too Much in Love to Care
- African Mailman
- All This And Heaven Too
- The Last Time For Love
Reviews :
Originally released by Bethlehem Records in 1959, Nina Simone and Her Friends is a compilation album comprised of the few remaining, unreleased tracks from the Little Girl Blue recording session plus songs recorded by two other former Bethlehem artists, the powerhouse jazz vocalist Carmen McRae and the elegant song stylist Chris Connor.
As Daphne Brooks explains in the release's brand new essay, "Bethlehem clustered their work—tracks that had previously appeared on the label's Girlfriends compilation—together with the younger, upstart Simone's and essentially offered up a collection of songs that span a range of genres— folk, jazz, pop song staples, and torch song laments, plus a couple of provocative original compositions by McRae and Simone. Each track is a reminder of the clear-eyed independence, verve, and confidence of three artists whose music, taken together, brims with the majesty and the assured talents of the late 1950s women artists who led with conviction and invention as musicians and song interpreters."
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.45 / 5