Nina Simone - The Diva Series

Artist:

Ayissi Chantal

UPC:

731458965329

Description:

Personnel: Nina Simone (vocals, arranger, piano); Hal Mooney, Horace Ott (arranger, conductor); Rudy Stevenson (flute, guitar); Al Schackman (harmonica); Lisle Atkinson (bass, percussion); Bobby Hamilton (drums).
Producer: Hal Mooney.
Compilation producers: Ashley Kahn, Bryan Koniarz.
Recorded between 1964 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald.
This is part of Verve Records "Diva" series.
Personnel: Nina Simone (vocals, piano); Rudy Stevenson (guitar, flute); Al Schackman (harmonica); Bobby Hamilton (drums); Lisle Atkinson (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.
Recording information: New York, NY (08/26/1966-03/21/1964).
Illustrator: Gary Kelley.
Photographer: Jan Persson.
Arrangers: Hal Mooney; Horace Ott; Nina Simone.
Nina Simone spent time recording with Verve or the associated Philips during the mid-`60s, so her entry in the label`s 2003 The Diva Series focuses on that period, when she had an R&B hit with "I Put a Spell on You" and recorded many live albums. Though it is much longer than Verve`s previous attempts, it certainly doesn`t qualify as a solid compilation of Simone`s career. A few career-defining songs like "I Loves You, Porgy" are presented in live versions which, fine as they are, don`t rate with the studio recordings. For what it is, The Diva Series is a solid label wrap-up, including rarer material like "Wild Is the Wind" as well as a few classics like "Mississippi Goddam" and "Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood." ~ John Bush

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Put a Spell on You
2. He Ain`t Comin` Home No More
3. I Loves You, Porgy
4. Mississippi Goddam
5. Tell Me More and More and Then Some
6. Love Me or Leave Me
7. See Line Women
8. Wild Is the Wind
9. Four Women
10. Don`t You Pay Them No Mind
11. Lilac Wine
12. Either Way I Lose
13. Gal from Joe`s, The
14. Don`t Explain
15. I Love My Baby
16. Don`t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Album Information

Release Date:

05/20/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Label:

Universal Distribution

Catalog Number:

5896532

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

58 : 29

Guest Artist:

Hal Mooney

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