Trilogy

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

1.1–1.11: originally on Bethlehem Records BCP6028, 1958; 1.12–1.14: bonus tracks
2.1–2.12: originally on Colpix Records CP 407, 1959;
3.1–3.11: partially live—originally recorded live at Town Hall, NYC, Sept 15, 1959, but the release includes studio versions among them recorded a month after the concert.
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Packaging is a 3-section Gatefold Digipak.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-04 10:19 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Little Girl Blue
▼ CD 2: The Amazing Nina Simone
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Prelude
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Blue Prelude (in 1959)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
43:24
2Children Go Where I Send You
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
42:54
3Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
recording of:
Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) (in 1959)
writer:
Stephen Gale and Jerry Silverman
43:04
4Stompin' at the Savoy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (in 1959)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
42:11
5It Might as Well Be Spring
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
3.653:58
6You've Been Gone Too Long
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
You’ve Been Gone Too Long (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Brother John Sellers
52:12
7That's Him Over There
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
That’s Him Over There (in 1959)
lyricist:
Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Lew Spence
4.352:33
8Chilly Winds Don't Blow
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
recording of:
Chilly Winds Don’t Blow (in 1959)
writer:
Hecky Krasnow and Bill Lovelock (songwriter)
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
42:49
9(Theme from) Middle of the Night
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
recording of:
Theme from “Middle of the Night” (in 1959)
writer:
George Bassman and Paddy Chayefsky
32:31
10Can't Get Out of This Mood
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Can’t Get Out of This Mood (in 1959)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
42:34
11Willow Weep for Me
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) 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. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3.353:15
12Solitaire
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1959)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Solitaire (in 1959)
writer:
Reneé Borek, King Guion and Carl Nutter
53:26
▶ CD 3: At Town Hall

Credits

Release

rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Not Now Music Limited (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (from 2010 to present)
ASIN:UK: B0031IL61U [info]