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:  Great Women Of Song:  Nina Simone (2023)

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

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Feeling Good (2:57)

 2.  I Put A Spell On You (2:37)

 3.  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2:46)

 4.  Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:38)

 5.  Tell Me More And More And Then Some (3:10)

 6.  Lilac Wine (4:17)

 7.  Take Care Of Business (2:07)

Side B:

 1.  See-Line Woman (2:37)

 2.  Four Women (4:27)

 3.  Wild Is The Wind (7:00)

 4.  I Loves You Porgy (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964) (2:32)

 5. Mississippi Goddam (Live At Carnegie Hall, New York, 1964) (4:53)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals, Piano

Additional Musicians:

Rudy Stevenson:  Guitar on Tracks:  A1, 2, 4, 7, B2-5,  Flute on Tracks:  B1, 2

Al Schackman:  Harmonica on Track A5

Lisle Atkinson:  Bass on Tracks:  A5, 6, B1-5

Bobby Hamilton:  Drums on Tracks:  A5, 6, B1-5

Great Women Of Song:  Nina Simone is the compilation album by Nina Simone, released on February 17, 2023 by Verve Records.  Excellent selection of Simone Songs.