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Nina Simone
The Complete 1959-61 Live Recordings
Compil. US 2016 on Essential Jazz Classics label
Jazz
This collection presents all existing concert recordings made by the incomparable Nina Simone from her very first preserved live set in 1959, up to 1961. They consist of the complete LPs: - "Nina Simone At Town Hall" (Colpix CP409), a real breakthrough in Nina’s career, - "Nina At Newport" (Colpix SCP412) - "At The Village Gate" (Colpix SCP421) All other known music recorded during the latter engagement but not included on the original LP has been added here. Include 16-page booklet. Tracks 1-1 to 1-11: Town Hall, New York, September 12, 1959. Tracks 1-12 to 2-1: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960. Tracks 2-2 to 2-13: The Village Gate, New York, April 1961.
Musicians
 | Nina Simone voc, p, 1933-2003 US vocals, piano, album by, arranged by, written by |
 | Chris White b, *1936 US bass |
 | Jimmy Bond b, 1933-2012 US bass |
 | Albert Heath dr, *1935 drums |
 | Bobby Hamilton p, perc, voc, drums |
 | Al Schackman g, acg, US guitar |
 | Erik Darling voc, bj, g, 1922-2008 US arranged by |
 | Fred Hellerman voc, g, *1927 US arranged by |
 | Lee Hays voc, 1914-1981 US arranged by |
 | Ronnie Gilbert voc, 1926-2015 US arranged by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Town Hall, New York, September 12, 1959. | Nina Simone | ||
| 2 | Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair | Nina Simone | Traditional | 3:30 |
| 3 | Exactly Like You | Nina Simone | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 3:09 |
| 4 | The Other Woman | Nina Simone | Jessie Mae Robinson, Nina Simone | 2:55 |
| 5 | Under The Lowest | Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 5:24 |
| 6 | You Can Have Him | Nina Simone | Irving Berlin | 5:51 |
| 7 | Summertime [Instrumental] | Nina Simone | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | 2:55 |
| 8 | Summertime [Vocal] | Nina Simone | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | 2:42 |
| 9 | Cotton-Eyed Joe | Nina Simone | Traditional | 2:54 |
| 10 | Return Home | Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 5:23 |
| 11 | Wild Is The Wind | Nina Simone | Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | 3:31 |
| 12 | Fine And Mellow | Nina Simone | Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday | 3:32 |
| 13 | Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960. | Nina Simone | ||
| 14 | Trouble In Mind | Nina Simone | Richard M. Jones | 5:43 |
| 15 | Porgy | Nina Simone | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 5:11 |
| 16 | Little Liza Jane | Nina Simone | Traditional | 4:34 |
| 17 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | Nina Simone | Cole Porter | 5:25 |
| 18 | Flo Me La | Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 7:12 |
| 19 | Nina's Blues | Nina Simone | Nina Simone | 6:11 |
| 20 | In The Evening By The Moonlight | Nina Simone | Traditional | 6:16 |
| 21 | The Village Gate, New York, April 1961. | Nina Simone | ||
| 22 | Just In Time | Nina Simone | Betty Comden And Adolph Green, Jule Styne | 6:35 |
| 23 | He Was Too Good To Me | Nina Simone | Rodgers & Hart | 4:53 |
| 24 | House Of The Rising Sun | Nina Simone | Traditional | 4:37 |
| 25 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Nina Simone | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | 8:15 |
| 26 | Brown Baby | Nina Simone | Oscar Brown Jr. | 5:47 |
| 27 | Zungo | Nina Simone | Babatunde Olatunji | 3:00 |
| 28 | If He Changed My Name | Nina Simone | Robert MacGimsey | 3:59 |
| 29 | Children Go Where I Send You | Nina Simone | Traditional | 7:45 |
| 30 | Eretz Zavat Chalav U'Dvash [Land Of Milk And Honey] | Nina Simone | Traditional | 7:11 |
| 31 | Vaynikehu | Nina Simone | Gil Aldema | 2:19 |
| 32 | Sinner Man | Nina Simone | Traditional | 7:57 |
| 33 | You'll Never Walk Alone | Nina Simone | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 5:31 |
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