This session with Jimmy Bond and Albert
"Tootie" Heath was Nina Simone's first
recording ever. Made when she was 25-years
old, it was a huge success and led to a
tremendous career which would produce
more than 80 studio sessions. After making
these tracks, Simone would not record again
for two years, finally returning to the studios for
a 1959 New York date with a large orchestra
directed by Bob Mersey. Simone would only
record again with Jimmy Bond and Al Heath
during a 1959 concert at Town Hall.
The singer's career came to a close in
1993, when she cut her final sessions with a
sextet in Los Angeles.
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