NINA SIMONE - JUST CARES FOR YOU: HER BEST SONGS NEW CD

3-CD DE-LUXE SETThis collection presents the incomparable Nina Simone at her best in three different musical contexts. The first CD showcases her (both singing and playing piano) backed by Jimmy Bond on bass, and Albert “Tootie” Heath on drums. The second CD finds Nina accompanied by big bands conducted by Bob Mersey and Ralph Burns. Finally, CD3 includes some of Simone’s best concert performances, taped at the Village Gate and at the Newport Jazz Festival, backed on all of them by her regular group of the early 1960s. Memorable music to treasure and to listen to time and again!PERSONNEL:NINA SIMONE, vocals & pian on all tracks, plus:CD1: JIMMY BOND, bass; ALBERT "TOOTIE" HEATH, drums[1-14]: Little Girl Blue: New York, 1957.[15-20]: From "Nina Simone at Town Hall": Town Hall, New York, September 12, 1959.CD2:1-13]: The Amazing Nina Simone:Orchestra conducted & arranged by Bob Mersey.New York, May 1959.[14-24]: Nina Simone Sings Ellington: The Malcolm Dodds Singers (vocal choir).Orchestra Conducted & Arranged by Ralph Burns.CD3: AL SHACKMAN,guitar; CHRIS WHITE, bass, ROB HAMILTON, drums[1-8]: Nina Simone at the Village Gate: Live at the Village Gate, New York, April 1961.[9-14]: From Nina Simone at Newport: Live at the Newport Jazz FestivalNewport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960.INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETCD1: Nina Simone & Her Trio:01 My Baby Just Cares For Me02 Mood Indigo03 Don’t Smoke In Bed04 He Needs Me05 Little Girl Blue06 Love Me Or Leave Me7 Good Bait08 Plain Gold Ring09 You’ll Never Walk Alone10 I Loves You Porgy11 Central Park Blues [Instrumental]12 He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands13 For All We Know14 African Mailman15 Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair16 Exactly Like You17 The Other Woman18 Under The Lowest [Instrumental]19 Wild Is The Wind20 Fine And MellowTotal Time: 77:57CD2: Nina Simone with orchestra.01 Blue Prelude02 Children Go Where I Send You03 Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)04 Stompin’ At The Savoy05 It Might As Well Be Spring06 You’ve Been Gone Too Long07 That’s Him Over There08 Chilly Winds Don’t Blow09 Theme From “The Middle Of The Night”10 Can’t Get Out Of This Mood11 Willow Weep For Me12 Solitaire13 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out14 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me15 I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)16 Hey, Buddy Bolden17 Merry Mending18 Something To Live For19 You Better Know It20 I Like The Sunrise21 Solitude22 The Gal From Joe’s23 Satin Doll24 It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)Total Time: 69:59CD3: Nina Simone in Concert:01 Just In Time02 He Was Too Good To Me03 House Of The Rising Sun04 Bye Bye Blackbird05 Brown Baby06 Zungo07 If He Changed My Name08 Children Go Where I Send You09 Trouble In Mind10 Porgy11 Little Liza Jane12 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To13 Nina’s Blues14 In The Evening By The MoonlightTotal Time: 78:14