Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:56
Size: 86.8 MB
Styles: Piano & Vocal jazz
Year: 1958/2013
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Mood Indigo
[3:09] 2. Don't Smoke In Bed
[2:27] 3. He Needs Me
[4:15] 4. Little Girl Blue
[3:20] 5. Love Me Or Leave Me
[3:34] 6. My Baby Just Cares For Me
[5:26] 7. Good Bait
[3:46] 8. Plain Gold Ring
[3:44] 9. You'll Never Walk Alone
[4:10] 10. I Loves You Porgy

LITTLE GIRL BLUE is sublime. From the first catchy beats of "Mood Indigo" to the last bonus track, the extended "My Baby Just Cares For Me," you're in for a real treat. Simone's vocals are smoky and deep, at times almost sounding male, and her voice carries in it such melancholy  maybe melancholy isn't the right word  but there's a likability factor that cannot be denied. Perhaps it's in her phrasing or in its sincerity, but whatever it is, it sounds comforting and familiar.

And then there's her grand mastery at the piano and her arrangements that takes songs and makes them her own. Listen to the swinging arrangement on "Love Me Or Leave Me," and the interpolation of "Good King Wenceslas" into "Little Girl Blue." You might not recognize the name but you'll know it when you hear that little melody. There are four tracks that are just instrumentals "Good Bait," "You'll Never Walk Alone," "Central Park (Blues)," and "African Mailman." These four tracks show off Simone's talent as a pianist. They're gorgeous, too. I think the sound is fantastic, the remastering is great, and it doesn't sound dated even though this album is from 1957. ~Alex H.

Little Girl Blue    

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