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| Artist: Nina Simone |
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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Collectables Records
Buy.com Sku: 60310071
UPC: 090431620625
UPC 14: 00090431620625
Release Date: 9/14/1999
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Blue Prelude ~ Nina Simone
2. Children Go Where I Send You ~ Nina Simone
3. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) ~ Nina Simone
4. Stompin' At The Savoy ~ Nina Simone
5. It Might As Well Be Spring ~ Nina Simone
6. You've Been Gone Too Long ~ Nina Simone
7. That's Him Over There ~ Nina Simone
8. Chilly Winds Don't Blow ~ Nina Simone
9. Theme From "Middle Of The Night" ~ Nina Simone
10. Can't Get Out Of This Mood ~ Nina Simone
11. Willow Weep For Me ~ Nina Simone
12. Solitaire ~ Nina Simone
13. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair ~ Nina Simone
14. Exactly Like You ~ Nina Simone
15. Other Woman, The ~ Nina Simone
16. Under The Lowest ~ Nina Simone
17. I Don't Want Him (Anymore) ~ Nina Simone
18. Summertime - (TRUE instrumental) ~ Nina Simone
19. Summertime - (vocal) ~ Nina Simone
20. Cotton Eyed Joe ~ Nina Simone
21. Return Home ~ Nina Simone
22. Wild Is The Wind ~ Nina Simone
23. Fine And Mellow ~ Nina Simone
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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2 LPs on 1 CD: THE AMAZING NINA SIMONE (1959)/NINA SIMONE AT TOWN HALL (1959). |
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Also available as part of the Collectables box THE LEGEND AT HER BEST. |
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Includes liner notes by David Nathan. |
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THE AMAZING NINA SIMONE: |
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Personnel includes: Nina Simone (vocals). |
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NINA SIMONE AT TOWN HALL: |
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Personnel includes: Nina Simone (vocals). |
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Recorded live at Town Hall, New York, New York on September 15, 1959. |
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Liner Note Author: David Nathan. |
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A good and sensible single-disc reissue of two early Simone albums, both recorded in the late '50s and both among her more jazz-oriented outings. The Amazing Nina Simone, a 1959 studio LP, is rather on the pop and standards side of things, with cuts like "It Might as Well Be Spring," "Willow Weep for Me," and "Stompin' at the Savoy," but that's not to its detriment. The mood is varied, with some sad orchestral arrangements that would have made these suitable for theater or movie productions; upbeat gospel on "Children Go Where I Send You" and "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"; and quite respectable upbeat jazz on "You've Been Gone Too Long." The live At Town Hall, recorded in September 1959, is unorchestrated and more spontaneous, and puts the accent more on Simone's fine, even, stirring piano playing. Here again, Simone evidences her determination to have the most eclectic repertoire of anyone around with standards like "Exactly Like You," traditional folk tunes such as "Black Is the Color of My True Love," and Billie Holiday's "Fine and Mellow." Most interesting, perhaps, are the several forceful instrumentals in which Simone really gets down, hammering the notes or trilling delicately as the mood takes her, quite audibly grunt-humming along as she gets absorbed in the music. The production on both of these LPs is rather uneven and undernourished from a technical standpoint, with odd echoes and balances throughout. If anything, though, that dated feel embellishes the unusual moods which Simone excelled at creating. ~ Richie Unterberger |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 03/14/2006 |
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Original Release Date : 1999 |
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Catalog ID : 6206 |
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Label : Collectables |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Mixed |
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Mono/Stereo : Mixed |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00090431620625 |
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