Nina Simone: Pastel Blues Vinyl LP turntables " but that middle run

" but that middle run is the heart of the album and what makes Things Fall Apart such a masterful example of music-making

reviewed by Fusilli Jerry 02/2021

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Nina Simone: Pastel Blues Vinyl LP turntables " but that middle runPerhaps the rhythmic rager Sinnerman is what Pastel Blues has become best known for, but the 1965 album, from the bare opener Be My Husband to the aforementioned dj favorite & licensing goldmine, is one of the finest from a true great. Nina Simones vocals and piano do most of the talking in the vernacular of blues, jazz, soul, gospel, and folk, with tracks like Nobody Knows You When Youre Down and Out, Trouble in Mind, and Tell Me More and More and