Condition: New
Nina Simone - The Amazing Nina Simone
Label: 4 Men With Beards
4M126
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz
Tracklist
A1 Blue Prelude
3:15
A2 Children Go Where I Send You
2:45
A3 Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
2:56
A4 Stompin' At The Savoy
2:05
A5 It Might As Well Be Spring
3:50
A6 You've Been Gone Too Long
2:08
B1 That's Him Over There
2:28
B2 Chilly Winds Don't Blow
2:40
B3 Theme From "Middle Of The Night"
2:25
B4 Can't Get Out Of This Mood
2:30
B5 Willow Weep For Me
3:10
B6 Solitaire
3:20
Credits
Arranged By, Conductor – Bob Mersey
Artwork By [Cover Design] – Studio East
Liner Notes – Roger Caras
Photography – Herb Snitzer
Producer – Hecky Krasnow
Vocals, Piano – Nina Simone
Nina Simone is simply the best. Her extraordinary soul and enormous talent as a musician, vocalist, songwriter, pianist and performer, put her in a league all her own.
Ms. Simone has often been called a musical anomaly because it is impossible to categorize her work. Whether she sings soul, jazz, blues, folk or gospel, she invests old, familiar lyrics with new meaning, and evokes strong emotion with her fierce and unique style.
As a performer she is a consummate actress, and displays a range of emotions with her sound. Her training as a classical pianist is evident in much of her work..
This collection encompasses Simone's first release from the Colpix Label, a division of Columbia Pictures..when Darryl F Zanuck's sister heard Nina Simone's great artistry, she offered the singer a better deal than the one she got with Bethlehem.
In fact, after only one recording and her #7 hit "I Loves You Porgy" from "Porgy & Bess", Nina was unhappy. She wasn't being promoted much, and the lucrative deal was just what she needed.
With her Colpix years, she was able to establish a reputation as an individual artist who could incorporate folk and blues seamlessly with jazz, while adding a classical flair.
Her first recording for Colpix, "The Amazing Nina Simone", includes a haunting rendition of "(Theme from) Middle of the Night", a Columbia Picture.
running the gamut of all genres, and highlighting her many talents. Her torch songs are some of my favorites: "That's Him Over There," "Solitaire," and "Blue Prelude" are classics that recall love, loss, and dark smoke-filled rooms.
Also included here are some songs made famous by Billie Holiday, ( Solitaire," ) and Rogers and Hammerstein's lyrical "It Might As Well Be Spring" - all invested with the Nina touch.
The gospel "Children Go Where I Send You," can raise the roof and bring down the house,
and the traditional spiritual "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" are included here, as are the bluesy "Willow Weep For Me," and her jazzy version of "Stompin' At The Savoy."
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