Nina Simone: vocals, piano; Eric Gale, Everett Barksdale, Rudy Stevenson: guitar; Ernie Hayes, Weldon Irvine, Richard Tee: organ; Buddy Lucas: tenor saxophone ...

Her debut album, Little Girl Blue, was deemed a commercial failure, but it helped to establish Simone as a stunning new voice for American jazz. In subsequent years, Simone managed to break into the ...