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:   The Best Of Nina Simone (2019) 

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

Label:  Not Now Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Love Me Or Leave Me (3:25)

 2.  My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:43)

 3.  Mood Indigo (4:03)

 4.  Forbidden Fruit (3:44)

 5.  I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:43)

 6.  Little Girl Blue (4:21)

 7.  Work Song (2:32)

 8.  It Don't Mean A Thing (2:31)

Side Two:

 1.  It Don't Mean A Thing (3:32)

 2.  I Love You Porgy (4:10)

 3.  Come On Back Jack (2:14)

 4.  Trouble In Mind (Live) (5:39)

 5.  I Got It Bad (4:07)

 6.  Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (Live) (3:27)

 7.  The House Of The Rising Sun (4:38)

 8.  Summertime (Live) (5:37)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals

The Best Of Nina Simone is the compilation album by Nina Simone, was released on July 25, 2019 by Not Now Music.  In Sky Blue Colour Vinyl.