The recently-deceased Nina Simone singing at her passionate best on this 1967 release. This is a tremendous artist accurately reproducing native blues in a most compelling fashion. There are no mannerisms. Affectation never enters the picture. There is no hiding behind big bands, studied arrangements or audio effects. Miss Simone simply sings – with heart at all times, with guts on certain tunes and with abandon on everything. Musicians: Rudy Stevenson, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Bernard Purdle, drums Bob Bushnell, bass Ernest Hayes, organ Buddy Lucas, harmonica and tenor sax Selections: 1. Do I Move You? 2. Day And Night 3. In The Dark 4. Real Real 5. My Man’s Gone Now 6. Backlash Blues 7. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 8. Buck 9. Since I Fell For You 10. The House Of The Rising Sun 11. Blues For Mama Recorded in RCA Victor’s Studio B, New York City. Recording Engineers: Ray Hall and Mickey Crofford.