Nina Simone - Ballads & Blues - CD - New

LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL SIX-PANEL DIGIPACK + INSIDE BOOKLETINCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACKThe great Nina Simone’s style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. This collection compiles some of her best performances of jazz ballads and blues. Among the many highlights are her classic readings of the ballads “I Loves You Porgy,” “Little Girl Blue,” and “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” as well as blues such as “Trouble in Mind,” Billie Holiday’s “Fine and Mellow,” and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.” One of Simone’s most outstanding hits, “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” has been added as a bonusPERSONNEL:NINA SIMONE, vocals & pianoON TRACKS [1],[3],[7],[18 & 19]:Jimmy Bond (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).New York, prob. December, 1957ON TRACKS [2] & [13]:Al Shackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d).Live at the Village Gate, New York, April 1961.ON TRACK [4]:The Malcolm Dodds Singers (vocal choir), orchestra.conducted & arranged by Ralph Burns. New York, 1962.ON TRACKS [5 & 8]:Orchestra conducted & arranged by Bob Mersey. New York, 1959.ON TRACKS [6],[11],[15] & [17]:Same personnel as above. New York, 1960-61.ON TRACKS [9] & [14]:Wilbur Ware (b), Ben Riley (d). Live at Town Hall,New York, September 12, 1959.ON TRACKS [10] & [12]:Same personnel as 2 & 13. Newport Jazz Festival,Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960.ON TRACK [16}:Orchestra conducted by Stu Phillips. New York, 1959-60.TRACKS:THE BALLADS01. I LOVES YOU PORGY02. HE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME03. LITTLE GIRL BLUE04. SOLITUDE05. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME06. MEMPHIS IN JUNE07. FOR ALL WE KNOW08. BLUE PRELUDE09. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR"THE BLUES10. TROUBLE IN MIND11. GIN HOUSE BLUES12. NINA’S BLUES13. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN14. FINE AND MELLOW15. RAGS AND OLD IRON16. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT17. WORK SONG18. CENTRAL PARK BLUES19. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME