This 1959 release was Nina Simone 's second UK release, it failed to chart in the UK, Nina Simone would have her first UK chart record in 1965.
Apologies the record is in poor condition, some noise, clicks and pops have not been removed.
Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy
As measured and haunting as Simone gets. Then there's her piano, ever keeping patient time with her sometimes naggingly unhurried vocal.
ReplyDeleteSultry, brooding, the hallmark of Nina Simone. Maybe Roberta Flack can match Nina for plodding intensity ("Suzanne", "Jesse").
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