Listen:
Details
Format: LP + 2CD
Label: Atlantic
Year: 2021
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
FIRST TAKE - ORIGINAL LP:
A1 Compared To What
A2 Angelitos Negros
A3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
A4 I Told Jesus
B1 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
B2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
B3 Tryin' Times
B4 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
CD ONE: FIRST TAKE, EXPANDED EDITION:
01 Compared To What
02 Angelitos Negros
03 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
04 I Told Jesus
05 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
06 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
07 Tryin' Times
08 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
09 Compared To What (Single Edit)
10 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Single Edit)
11 Trade Winds
CD TWO: LIVE, RARE, and UNRELEASED:
01 All The Way
02 This Could Be The Start Of Something
03 Groove Me
04 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
05 Hush-A-Bye
06 Afro Blue
07 It's Way Past Suppertime
08 Frankie And Johnny
09 On The Street Where You Live
10 The House Song
11 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
12 The Song Is Love
13 To Sir With Love
PERSONNEL (FIRST TAKE LP):
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Drums – Ray Lucas
Guitar – John Pizzarelli
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess
Trombone – Bennie Powell
Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman
Viola – Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel
Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff
Roberta Flack was raised in DC's Virginia suburbs, attended Howard University on a music scholarship, was an instructor in the DC Public schools, and had a regular gig at Mr. Henry's on Capitol Hill where she was discovered by major label scouts. "First Take" is her debut LP, originally released in 1969. The cover photo was taken at Mr. Henry's second-floor lounge and performance space.
Label: Atlantic
Year: 2021
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
FIRST TAKE - ORIGINAL LP:
A1 Compared To What
A2 Angelitos Negros
A3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
A4 I Told Jesus
B1 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
B2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
B3 Tryin' Times
B4 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
CD ONE: FIRST TAKE, EXPANDED EDITION:
01 Compared To What
02 Angelitos Negros
03 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
04 I Told Jesus
05 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
06 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
07 Tryin' Times
08 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
09 Compared To What (Single Edit)
10 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Single Edit)
11 Trade Winds
CD TWO: LIVE, RARE, and UNRELEASED:
01 All The Way
02 This Could Be The Start Of Something
03 Groove Me
04 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
05 Hush-A-Bye
06 Afro Blue
07 It's Way Past Suppertime
08 Frankie And Johnny
09 On The Street Where You Live
10 The House Song
11 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
12 The Song Is Love
13 To Sir With Love
PERSONNEL (FIRST TAKE LP):
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Drums – Ray Lucas
Guitar – John Pizzarelli
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess
Trombone – Bennie Powell
Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman
Viola – Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel
Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff
Roberta Flack was raised in DC's Virginia suburbs, attended Howard University on a music scholarship, was an instructor in the DC Public schools, and had a regular gig at Mr. Henry's on Capitol Hill where she was discovered by major label scouts. "First Take" is her debut LP, originally released in 1969. The cover photo was taken at Mr. Henry's second-floor lounge and performance space.