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Niki King: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2016

"First Take" was the debut album for legendary jazz/soul singer and pianist, Roberta Flack. Recorded in 1969 (apparently in just 10 hours), it reached number 1 in the charts after jazz fan, Clint Eastwood featured the now classic song, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” on the soundtrack to “Play Misty For Me”. It’s music that vocalist Niki King is passionate about and she’s put together a special band with an international line-up, including harp and strings. They’ll play all of the songs and arrangements from this iconic album, alongside a choice selection of early recordings including; “Until It’s Time For You To Go”, “Reverend Lee”, “Compared To What”, “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”.

Niki King (vocal),
Dave Milligan (piano),
Mario Caribé (double bass),
Stuart Brown (drums),
Alina Bzhezhinska Lazorkina (harp),
Laura Wilkie (violin),
Tom MacNiven (trumpet),
Greame Wilson (sax/flute),