Little Girl Blue was iconic singer/pianist Nina Simone’s debut album and her first studio recording ever. Taped when she was 25 years old, it was a tremendous success and led to a fabulous career that would produce more than 80 studio sessions. In this book, renowned Penguin Guide to Jazz and BBC writer BRIAN MORTON explores Nina’s life and career, as well as the making of this perennial jazz masterpiece, which contains such classics as Nina’s renditions of “My Baby Just Cares for Me” and “I Loves You Porgy”. The book is fully illustrated with classic, rare and never before published photos by such important jazz photographers as Herb Snitzer, Gilles Petard, David Redfern, Jack Robinson, and Ian Showell, among others. Also included inside is the CD LITTLE GIRL BLUE in its entirety, plus 9 bonus tracks.