The Essential Nina Simone

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Children Go Where I Send You
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee (in 1959-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
2:55
2It Might as Well Be Spring
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 2004)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (in 1959-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
3:59
3Willow Weep for Me
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (in 1969)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co.
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:17
4The Other Woman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1959-10)
producer:
Bob Blake 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:
The Other Woman (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music
3:01
5Fine and Mellow
producer:
Bob Blake and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1959-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1959-09-12)
piano and lead 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:
Fine and Mellow (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co.
3:27
6Wild Is the Wind
producer:
Bob Blake and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-12)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1959)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
Wild Is the Wind (theme song from the Paramount movie “Wild Is the Wind”) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:29
7You Can Have Him
producer:
Bob Blake and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1959-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1959-09-15)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1959-09-15)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
live cover recording of:
You Can Have Him (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1949)
5:55
8I Loves You, Porgy
bass:
Chris White (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival
recorded at:
Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
live cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
4:06
9Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (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.
3:51
10Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
3:05
11Work Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr.
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
2:37
12House of the Rising Sun
bass:
Chris White (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
live recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
4:30
13I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:09
14Solitude
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1962)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:49
15It Don't Mean a Thing
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:29
16The Twelfth of Never3:32
17Baubles, Bangles and Beads
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (from “Kismet”)
writer:
George Forrest and Robert Wright
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Scheffel Music Corp
is based on:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
4:06
18Gimme a Pigfoot2:20
19Everytime We Say Goodbye3:26