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Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

THE WILLIAM CLAXTON COLLECTION
180 pure virgin vinyl LPs in Gatefold packaging

Released in June 1958, this was Nina Simone’s first studio recording ever. It was originally issued on the Bethlehem label and features the singer/pianist backed by bassist Jimmy Bond (who had been a member of the Chet Baker Quartet among other groups) and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath (one of the celebrated Heath brothers, along with saxophonist Jimmy Heath, and bassist Percy Heath). Many of the tracks from this LP would become true classics, among them her perennial versions of “My Baby Just Cares For Me” and “I Loves You, Porgy”.


PERSONNEL:

NINA SIMONE, vocals & piano
JIMMY BOND, bass
ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH, drums
Bond & Heath out on “Don’t Smoke in Bed”.

New York, December 1957.

SIDE A:

1 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
2 MOOD INDIGO
3 DON’T SMOKE IN BED
4 HE NEEDS ME
5 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
6 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
7 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS (*)

SIDE B:

1 GOOD BAIT
2 PLAIN GOLD RING
3 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
4 I LOVES YOU PORGY
5 CENTRAL PARK BLUES

$12.37

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Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me—

$35.33

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THE WILLIAM CLAXTON COLLECTION
180 pure virgin vinyl LPs in Gatefold packaging

Released in June 1958, this was Nina Simone’s first studio recording ever. It was originally issued on the Bethlehem label and features the singer/pianist backed by bassist Jimmy Bond (who had been a member of the Chet Baker Quartet among other groups) and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath (one of the celebrated Heath brothers, along with saxophonist Jimmy Heath, and bassist Percy Heath). Many of the tracks from this LP would become true classics, among them her perennial versions of “My Baby Just Cares For Me” and “I Loves You, Porgy”.


PERSONNEL:

NINA SIMONE, vocals & piano
JIMMY BOND, bass
ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH, drums
Bond & Heath out on “Don’t Smoke in Bed”.

New York, December 1957.

SIDE A:

1 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
2 MOOD INDIGO
3 DON’T SMOKE IN BED
4 HE NEEDS ME
5 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
6 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
7 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS (*)

SIDE B:

1 GOOD BAIT
2 PLAIN GOLD RING
3 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
4 I LOVES YOU PORGY
5 CENTRAL PARK BLUES

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