The Nina Simone Collection

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Blue Prelude
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
Blue Prelude (in 1959-04)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
43:23
2Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
recording of:
Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) (in 1959-04)
writer:
Stephen Gale and Jerry Silverman
43:04
3Stompin’ at the Savoy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (in 1959-04)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
42:09
4You’ve Been Gone Too Long
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
You’ve Been Gone Too Long (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Brother John Sellers
52:12
5That’s Him Over There
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
That’s Him Over There (in 1959)
lyricist:
Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Lew Spence
4.252:33
6Chilly Winds Don’t Blow
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
recording of:
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow (in 1959)
writer:
Hecky Krasnow and Bill Lovelock (songwriter)
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
42:49
7Can’t Get Out of This Mood
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Can’t Get Out of This Mood (in 1959)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Peermusic Ltd (UK) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
sub-publisher:
SEMI Société (SEMI Société)
42:34
8Summertime
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
compilation of:
Summertime (instrumental) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone and Summertime (vocal) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:40
9Cotton Eyed Joe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959-10)
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
22:53
10Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall")
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1959-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1959-09-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
43:31
11Exactly Like You
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1959-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1959-09-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
33:16
12Trouble in Mind
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:42
13Little Liza Jane
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
edit of:
Little Liza Jane (live, 1960‐06‐30: Newport, Rhode Island, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Little Liza Jane (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:09
14Nina’s Blues
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live recording of:
Nina’s Blues (on 1960-06-30)
composer:
Nina Simone
6:10
15In the Evening by the Moonlight
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
In the Evening by the Moonlight (1879 song) (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland (in 1879)
6:13
16Where Can I Go Without You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You? (in 1961)
writer:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
32:53
17Memphis in June
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Memphis in June (in 1961)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
52:38
18Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
33:50
19Rags and Old Iron
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
remixer:
Layo & Bushwacka! (DJs Layo Paskin & Matthew Benjamin)
cover recording of:
Rags and Old Iron (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
4.654:12
20I’ll Look Around
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-09-16)
arranger:
Nina Simone
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-16)
cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around (on 1968-09-16)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Northern Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
55:08
21I Love to Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love (Herbert Baker song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Baker
33:25
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ASIN:UK: B0002RUAH4 [info]