Nina Simone - Jazz Monuments 4LP BOX SET
Nina Simone rightly belongs in the Pantheon of exceptional voices, as an immense artist whose fervour and mastery of the piano made every performance a uniquely original work of jazz, soul and classical music combined.
A whirlwind of triumphs and frustrations characterized her life, perhaps explained by a mixture of exceptional gifts, a seriously classical piano education, and three critical E. D Zemall episodes that came without warning: the Curtis Institute's refusal to accept her as a pupil; the departure of her husband and manager; and the suffering of black people in Sixties' America. These circumstances forged her into one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, as well as one of its most controversial personalities, fascinating millions of admirers.
4LP box set, printed sleeves housed in a hard box. Pressed on standard weight black vinyl. Includes a 30 x 30 8-page booklet featuring the biography of Nina Simone but also anecdotes and citations. All the tracks included in this box have been remastered for the occasion.
Tracklist:
1. Wild is the Wind
2. Blue Prelude
3. My Baby Just Cares for Me
4. Willow Weep for Me
5. I Don't Want Him
6. Love Me or Leave Me
7. I Loves You Porgy
8. Little Girl Blue
9. Mood Indigo
10. African Mailman
11. He Needs Me
12. Plain Gold Ring
13. You'll Never Walk Alone
14. Central Park Blues
15. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
16. For All We Know
17. Children Go Where I Send You
18. Stomping at the Savoy
19. It Might as Well be Spring
20. You've Been Gone Too Long
21. That's Him Over There
22. Can't Get Out of This Mood
23. Solitaire
24. The Other Woman (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
25. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
26. Exactly Like You (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
27. Summertime (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
28. Return Home (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
29. Fine and Mellow (Nine Simone at Town Hall)
30. Just Say I Love Him
31. Rags and Old Iron
32. I'll Look Around
33. Work Song
34. Memphis in June
35. Trouble in Mind (Nina Simone at Newport)
36. Little Liza Jane (Nina Simone at Newport)
37. Flo Me La (Nina Simone at Newport)
38. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
39. Hey, Buddy Golden
40. Something to Live For
41. The Gal From Joe's
42. Solitude
43. Satin Doll
44. It Don't Mean a Thing
About this product: this release is pressed on black vinyl, housed as a box set.