In February 1959, “Bethlehem Records” label released “Little Girl Blue”, the debut Nina Simone album. It was recorded in December 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

• Nina Simone– vocals, piano, arrangements
• Jimmy Bond– double bass
• Albert “Tootie” Heath– drums
• Joseph Muranyi– liner notes

Track listing:

1. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
2. Don’t Smoke in Bed – Willard Robison
3. He Needs Me – Arthur Hamilton
4. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
5. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
6. My Baby Just Cares for Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
7. Good Bait – Count Basie, Tadd Dameron
8. Plain Gold Ring – George Stone (aka Earl Burroughs)
9. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
10. I Loves You, Porgy – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
11. Central Park Blues – Nina Simone