Here’s a special club 12″ for serious heads dealing in a set of mixes of “Blackbird”. You have to come correct when you dare step to Nina Simone, but you know full well the cast of characters assembled on this 12″ can be trusted with the high priestess of soul. Timmy Regisford is up first, bringing some intense organ lines and Lately bass into the mix with a perfect balance between jubilant expression and tension. Joe Claussell then steps up with two different edit and overdub versions, where the organs get poured on more liberally and the whole jam boils over. As a wonderful bonus element, you get a powerful acapella monologue from Nina Simone to close out the B side.
- A1 Blackbird (Timmy’s Original Shelter Version)
- A2 Blackbird (Joe’s Edits & Overdubs Version)
- B1 Blackbird (Joaquin’s Edits & Overdubs Bonus Beats Organ Dub)
- B2 Blackbird (Rebel Nina)
