At Town Hall GONDLP71LE Thomas Morgan and Anders Christensen

Thomas Morgan and Anders Christensen respectively on bass as well as drummers Joey Baron and Jorge Rossy

It has become clear that Matthew Shipp is the most interesting and important jazz pianist of his generation

who complement each other’s lines intuitively and always on the mark

The live album was produced by Manfred Eicher

At Town Hall GONDLP71LE Thomas Morgan and Anders ChristensenNina Simones first recording ever, the 1957 LP "Little Girl Blue", featured the singer backing herself on piano, with Jimmy Bond on bass and Albert Tootie Heath on drums. That was the exact personnel present during her first big break: the recording taped at her September 12, 1959 concert at New Yorks Town Hall, issued that same year as Nina Simone at Town Hall. Presented here in its entirety, the album includes such classics as Black Is the Color of