BETHLEHEM (1957-1959) (LP)

"Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club" (US, 1958, BETHLEHEM BCP 6028)

• Arr: Nina Simone.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Jimmy Bond (b), Al Heath (d), New York, 1957.

• Mood Indigo, Don't Smoke In Bed, He Needs Me, Little Girl Blue, Love Me Or Leave Me, My Baby Just Cares For Me, Good Bait (instr), Plain Gold Ring, You'll Never Walk Alone (instr), I Loves You Porgy, Central Park Blues (instr).

• This debut album is also known as "Little Girl Blue".

"Nina Simone And Her Friends" (US, 1959, BETHLEHEM BCP 6041)

• Arr: Nina Simone

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Jimmy Bond (b), Al Heath (d). New York, 1957.

• He's Got The Whole World In His Hands, I Loves You Porgy (reprise from the previous album), For All We Know, African Mailman (instr).

• Four tracks by Nina Simone (+ four tracks by Chris Connor and four by Carmen McRae).

List of abrreviations used: acc (accordion), arr (arranger), as (alto saxophone), b (bass), be (bells), bgo (bongo), cga (conga), ch (choir), cond (conductor), cor (coronet), d (drums), dir (director), fl (flute), g (guitar), gk (guinee kuna), har (harpsichord), hca (harmonica), hp (harp), instr (instrumental), keyb (keyboards), mhp (madagascar harp), ml (mama-likembi), mrb (marimba), orch (orchestra), org (organ), p (piano), perc (percussion), sax (saxophone), si (sitar), sk (skaker), str (strings), synth (synthesizer), tam (tambourine), tav (tal viha), timb (timbales), tb (trombone), tp (trumpet), ts (tenor saxophone), tym (tympani), v (violin), vb (vibraphone, vibes), vo (vocal), wb (woodblock), wi (wind instruments).