One of the highest profile names in black American music, the iconic Nina Simone is worthy of all the praise that has been showered on her across the past six-and-a-bit decades. An earlier 2CD set from Jasmine showcasing Nina’s first LPs has been a consistent seller for Jasmine for a few years, and we are now complementing with a single CD that brings together the a sides of her first dozen singles for Bethlehem and Colpix records, plus a handful of selected B sides, for what we believe is the first multi-label overview of her earliest 45s. Several of our featured selections would go on to be associated with her for her entire career, including her first hit ‘I Loves You Porgy’, ‘Work Song’, ‘Trouble In Mind’ and her greatly belated 80s hit ‘My Baby Just Cares For Me’. All tracks are featured in their singles versions, and are presented in the order in which they were originally released. Even with an abundance of Nina on the market, we feel there’s always going to be room for one that showcases only her early 45s, and that’s the raison d’etre behind our release of “Singular Simone”. Handsomely presented, with a cover that pays homage to her early albums, this is the perfect introduction to the genuine musical legend that is Nina Simone.