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:  A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings (2025)

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

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****L

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  A Single Woman (3:33)

 2.  Lonesome Cities (3:08)

 3.  If I Should Lose You (3:59)

 4.  The Folks Who Live On The Hill (3:39)

 5.  Love's Been Good To Me (3:57)

 6.  Papa, Can You Hear Me? (4:22)

 7.  II N'Y A Pas D'amour Heureux (6:26)

 8.  Just Say I Love Him (4:29)

 9.  The More I See You (2:42)

10. Marry Me (2:51)

Bonus Tracks:

11.  The Long And Winding Road (Outtake) (3:32)

12. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Outtake) (0:58)

13. Sign O' The Times (Outtake) (5:37)

14. Baseball Boogie (Outtake) (0:55)

15. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Outtake) (2:30)

16. Do I Move You (Outtake) (3:16)

17. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Alternate Take) (1:03)

18. No Woman, No Cry (Outtake) (3:13)

19. Do I Move You? (Take 1) (3:15)

20. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Alternate Take) (2:21)

21. Baseball Boogie (Instrumental (0:55)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals, Piano

John Chiodini:  Guitar

Al Schackman:  Guitar

John Clayton:  Bass

Stee Edelman:  Bass

Christopher Hanulik:  Bass

Jim Hughart:  Bass

Bueli Neidinger:  Bass

John Pena:  Bass

Susan Ranney:  Bass

Margaret Storer:  Bass

David Young:  Bass

Mie Melvoin:  Piano

Andre Fischer:  Drums

Jeff Hamilton:  Drums

Paul Robinson:  Drums

Larry Bunker:  Percussion

darryl Munyungo Jackson:  Percussion

Bill Summers:  Percussion

Gerald Abright:  Tenor Saxophone

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet

Ann Stockton:  Harp

Carol Robbins:  Harp

Assa Dron:  Violin

Connie Kupka:  Violin

Gina Kronstadt:  Violin

Gordon Marron:  Violin

Henry Ferber:  Violin

Irving Geller:  Violin

Isabelle Dasoff:  Violin

Israel Baier:  Violin

Jay Rosen:  Violin

Joe Derouin:  Violin

Kathleen Lenski:  Violin

Mari Tsumura:  Violin

Mark Cargill:  Violin

Shari Zippert:  Violin

Yvette Devereaux:  Violin

Evan Wilson:  Viola

Herschel Wise:  Viola

Margot MacLaine: Viola

Marilyn Baker:  Viola

Rollice Dale:  Viola

David Speltz:  Cello

Frederick Seykora:  Cello

Igor Horoshevsky:  Cello

Marie Fera:  Cello

Melissa Hasin:  Cello

Suzie Katayama:  Cello

Bob Tricarico:  Woodwind, Reeds

Earl Dumler:  Woodwind, Reeds

Gary Foster:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jack Nimitz:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jeff Clayton:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jon Kip: Woodwind, Reeds

Valerie King:  Woodwind, Reeds

Brad Warnaar:   French Horn

Jeff DeRosa:  French Horn

Marilyn Johnson:  French Horn

Richard Todd:  French Horn

Gerald Vinci:  Concertmaster, Violin

A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings is the final studio album by Nina Simone, originally released on March 1993 by Elektra, remastered and reissued on November 7, 2025 by Omnivore Recordings.  For Fans of Nina Simone and Music Collectors.