Seven Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club / Nina Simone & Friends
▶ CD 2: The Amazing Nina Simone / Nina Simone at Town Hall
▼ CD 3: Forbidden Fruit / Nina at Newport
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1Rags and Old Iron
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Rags and Old Iron (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
4.54:07
2No Good Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
No Good Man (in 1961)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Dan Fisher and Irene Higginbotham
43:39
3Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
33:03
4I’ll Look Around
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
I’ll Look Around (in 1961)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3.55:06
5I Love to Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
I Love to Love (Herbert Baker song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Baker
33:26
6Work Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
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)
4.52:35
7Where Can I Go Without Him
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Where Can I Go Without You? (in 1961)
writer:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Denslow Music, Inc. and EMI Waterford Music
32:50
8Just Say I Love Him
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Just Say I Love Her (Engl. translation "Dicitencello vujie") (in 1961)
lyricist:
Enzo Fusco
composer:
Rodolfo Falvo
additional arranger:
Jimmy Dale (American jazz composer, pianist, music arranger) and Jack Val (ASCAP songwriter)
translator:
Martin Kalmanoff (ASCAP songwriter) and Sam Ward
translated version of:
Dicitencello vuje
56:37
9Memphis in June
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Memphis in June (in 1961)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
52:38
10Forbidden Fruit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1961)
recording of:
Forbidden Fruit (in 1961)
writer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
33:49
11Trouble in Mind
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:40
12Blues for Porgy
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live recording of:
Blues for Porgy (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
5:09
13Li’l Liza Jane (version 1)
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
Li’l Liza Jane (1916 original) (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Countess Ada de Lachau
publisher:
Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1916)
4:30
14You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
5:23
15Flo Me La
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live recording of:
Flo Me La (on 1960-06-30)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
17:10
16Nina’s Blues
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live recording of:
Nina’s Blues (on 1960-06-30)
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
6:09
17In the Evening by the Moonlight
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
In the Evening by the Moonlight (1879 song) (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland (in 1879)
6:07
▶ CD 4: Nina at the Village Gate / Nina Simone Sings Ellington