In Concert (1964/New York)
Nina Simone
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I Loves You Porgy | Nina Simone | 2:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Plain Gold Ring | Nina Simone | 6:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pirate Jenny | Nina Simone | 6:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Old Jim Crow | Nina Simone | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Smoke In Bed | Nina Simone | 5:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Go Limp | Nina Simone | 7:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mississippi Goddam | Nina Simone | 4:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Excellent compilation
This album contains some of the most beautiful songs sung by Nina Simone. Starting with ehr rendition of the Gershwin classic "I Loves You Porgy" and ending with the protest song "Mississippi Goddam", this album will make the listener realize what music with passion sounds like. You can feel her violent anger in "Pirate Jenny" and sadness in "Don't Smoke in Bed". No one can sing the range of human emotions like Nina does.
Biography
Born: February 21, 1933 in Tryon, NC
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to classify. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album; she was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. It's perhaps most accurate to label her as a "soul" singer in terms of emotion, rather than form. Like, say, Aretha Franklin, or Dusty Springfield, Simone was an eclectic who brought soulful qualities to whatever material she interpreted. These...
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- Genres: Vocal, Music, Standards, Vocal Jazz
- Released: 1964
- ℗ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
