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Recorded live in New York, in March and April 1964. Studio tracks recorded in New York in 1965. Includes liner notes by Joel E. Siegel.
This CD combines two recordings that Nina Simone released in the mid-'60s for the Philips label. The first is the 1965 PASTEL BLUES, an ironic title for the raw, bitter tone of this stark exploration. Beginning with the austere percussion-and-vocal chain gang-like chant "Be My Husband," all the scarier for being penned by her then-husband Andy Stroud, it continues with some uptempo blues classics, such as "Trouble in Mind" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," made all the more unsettling by her stinging vocals. It's thrilling to hear her now-classic version of "Sinnerman," a 10-minute rocking emotional rollercoaster sung to a lost soul, in its original context, emerging from a bleak version of "Strange Fruit." Ms. Simone's performances here are powerful and emotionally challenging.
Where PASTEL BLUES is a unified work, LET IT ALL OUT is a melange of tracks from three different sessions in 1964 and 1965. Highlights include a haunting version of Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," featuring Rudy Stevenson's breathy and mournful flute, and a swinging version of "Love Me or Leave Me," where Ms. Simone's piano solo almost meanders into a Bach invention.
2 LPs on 1 CD: PASTEL BLUES (1965)/LET IT ALL OUT (1966).
Personnel: Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Rudy Stevenson (flute, guitar); Al Shackman (harmonica, guitar); Lisle Atkinson (bass); Bobby Hamilton (drums). Pastel Blues/Let It All Out Music Nina Simone Pastel Blues/Let It All Out Songs Pastel Blues/Let It All Out Review
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