Taped not far from his home in sunny Florida in 1963, this rare example of Flip Philips recording as a leader during a 19-year hiatus that began in 1955 was initially released in May of 1963 as Flip in Florida, was reissued in 1965 as Flip Philips Revisited (Sue 1035), issued again in 1975 (Onyx 214), and then resurfaced on CD in 1996 (Collectables 5719). Philips, a Lester Young/Ben Webster-inspired improviser who also at times emulated Illinois Jacquet and Arnett Cobb, is ...   [ read more ]

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Nina Simone recorded seven albums for the Philips label between 1964 and 1966. It was the period in her career in which her reputation was cemented as a world-class artist, and one in which she gained fame for her contributions to the civil rights movement as well. Despite the fact that she recorded great albums both before and after her years with Philips (most notably with RCA), her Philips period is easily her most enigmatic. Among her Philips recordings are her live label debut and si...   [ read more ]

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