Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings LP ETJS-1.09 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

This session from 1961 features the magnificent rhythm section of Horace Parlan on piano

The high-spirited soloing of trumpeter Donald Byrd and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley on "Ghana"—the opening track of Byrd In Flight—lets listeners know that they are in for an exceptional musical experience

My Man (Mon Homme)

Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings LP ETJS-1.09 Diamonds Are A Girl's BestVerve, 2020 Recorded in 1982, after moving to Paris, Fodder On My Wings was one of Nina Simones favorite and most obscure albums. Released under a small French label and only sporadically available since then, this is the original album version making a long overdue appearance. Expanded with three bonus tracks, Fodder On My Wings is an essential Simone album, which came at a time when Simone was rejuvenated by her surroundings and by the African