Little Blue Girl

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Product Description ------------------- Little Girl Blue is an artistic statement by jazz virtuoso Nina Simone that reinvents a wide variety of compositions. Simone's combination of classical training, smoky-alto vocal delivery and the influence of modern jazz make her a novel and inspiring jazz singer and instrumentalist. Review ------ Released on the Verse Music Group label with Naxos handling distribution -- though there is no indication of this on either the album jacket or spine -- Little Girl Blue is one of more than twenty choice Bethlehem titles being reissued on LP and CD. While not the equal of so many of the audiophile, "mastered from the original analog tapes" LPs you pay premium prices for, this one is priced fairly and will be a fine addition to any collection -- an album you'll listen to far more than once. --The Audio Beat, April 2014 A highly interpretive vocalist, Simone often played with the time and the melody in Sarah Vaughn-like fashion, as on 'Love Me or Leave Me' and other selections. As a pianist Simone had a multifaceted style, displaying a distinctive classical and contrapuntal side as well as a swinging and soulful side on most of the cuts here. --Cadence Magazine Not every album is a classic. But then along comes an album from Naxos like Nina Simone's 1958 gem for Bethlehem Records, Little Girl Blue. You have to concede that if you have to put up with a clunker or two to get a fresh copy of an unquestionable work of genius, it's a small price to pay…As long as reissues are going to get us albums like Little Girl Blue, all we can say is, keep them coming --Jack Goldstein, Blogcritics Review