NINA SIMONE - Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1972 MAMALARKY cruising into the horizon in

cruising into the horizon in a haze of chiming guitars and Murphy’s ascendant voice

” The track “Blue” saunters nonchalantly with a wink

Despite a change of producer half way through (Paul A Rothchild dismissed the bands new style as cocktail music

but in a significantly pared down form

Originally commissioned by Sildajazz – the Haugesund International Jazz Festival – and premiering there in 2022

NINA SIMONE - Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1972 MAMALARKY cruising into the horizon inCD Icon is an overused word when it comes to describing singers and musicians, but when it comes to Nina Simone there are few artists that the word describes more accurately. The High Priestess Of Soul is surely one of the most iconic singers of the 20th century, and one whose fame and acclaim stretches far beyond conventional black American music circles. Nina Simone has featured on Ace and Kent CDs before but this is the first time shes had one all