Nina Simone

 

Artist:   Nina Simone 

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:   Pastel Blues (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series LP)  (2020)

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Be My Husband  (3:20)

 2.  Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out  (2:38)

 3.  End Of The Line  (2:54)

 4.  Trouble In Mind  (2:40)

 5.  Tell Me More And More And Then Some   (3:08)

 6.  Chilly Winds Don't Blow  (4:01)

Side 2:

 1.  Ain't No Use  (3:00)

 2.  Strange Fruit  (3:29)

 3.  Sinnerman  (10:19)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Piano, Vocals

Al Schackman:  Guitar, Harmonica

Rudy Stevenson:  Guitar, Flute

Lisle Atkinson:  Double Bass

Bobby Hamilton:  Drums

Pastel Blues is a studio album by Nina Simone, originally released on October 1, 1965 by Philips Records, remastered and reissued on September 11, 2020 by Verve Records, features all-analog, 180 Gram Vinyl in Deluxe Gatefold Packaging.