EP 24: Roberta Flack She Introduced Soul to Jazz, Jazz to Folk and Soul To Soul.

<p>It is not unusual for a song to come out and basically be ignored, but then it is plucked from obscurity and used in a movie or TV show. And all of the sudden it is everywhere. Downloads or streaming make that a pretty easy task. But what about back in the days when vinyl was the only choice? </p><p><br></p><p>What if Clint Eastwood, known for his great fondness for jazz, took one of those now forgotten songs two years later and used it in a feature film. That is exactly what happened with Roberta Flack’s &quot;The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face&quot; and Eastwood’s directorial debut, the 1971 film &quot;Play Misty for Me.&quot; The song became a number 1 hit and achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the Billboard Year-End top selling single of 1972. Something no sleeper hit had done before or since. </p><p><br></p><p>&quot;Roberta Flack First Takes&quot; has been released in a new mastering and pressing. Add to that her demo recordings made before that album, called &quot;Roberta Flack Lost Takes.&quot; Together they show a star rising from the unknown and lighting up the music world. Both are now available on 180 gram vinyl and the music is amazing.</p>