Soul, gospel, folk and jazz come together in this classic set from pianist and singer Roberta Flack. Famously recorded in just ten hours with a heavy-hitting band including jazz players Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar and Ron Carter on bass, First Take captures the impressive vocal and piano chops that Flack had been honing at her residency at Mr Henry’s jazz club in Washington D.C. This is an intimate, evocative album, simultaneously delicate and powerful — and a definite soul classic.