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Roberta Flack’s debut album First Takes remains a treasure of soul jazz voiced by one of the greatest to ever do it. Originally released in 1969, leading up to the release of the album Flack recorded a series of sessions which have only been revisited in scattered moments. As Gilles Peterson continues his exploration of the Warner Music archives, he’s comes across these sessions and gathered them together for his Arc label. As well as different versions of classics from First Takes, there are cover versions such as Flack’s take on Mongo Santamaria’s ‘Afro Blue’ and Motown anthem ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’.