Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Little Girl Blue
| Recorded | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 122310 |
The record
A trio date that caught a classically-trained pianist still finding her footing as a singer, cutting "I Loves You, Porgy" with a spare, after-hours touch. Bond and Heath keep things unhurried, letting her voice and keyboard phrasing carry the weight of this Bethlehem debut.
Session personnel
- Jimmy Bond — bass
- Albert Heath — drums
- Nina Simone — piano, vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest we list is the 1959 Bethlehem BCP-6028 in mono, with stereo BS-6028 out the same year; a separate 1959 BCP 6028 mono entry carries deep groove labels, and one US copy is noted as styrene rather than vinyl, which matters for surface noise. Australia took it as Parlophone PMCO 7510. Bethlehem went back to both numbers in 1962. Modern cuts on file are Analogue Productions AAPJ 083 (2015), the 45rpm AAPJ 083-45 (2017) and a 2021 Bethlehem BS-6028 remaster.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 129 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Analogue Productions · CAPJ 083 SA — SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered Analogue Productions |
| 2021 | Bethlehem Records · BS-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180gm Kevin Gray remaster |
| — | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · deep groove |
| — | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| — | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue · deep groove |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BS-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Mono |
| 1959 | Bethlehem Records · BS-6028 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Parlophone · PMCO 7510 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
Follow the players
Jimmy Bond also plays on
Albert Heath also plays on
Nina Simone also plays on