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
▼ CD 4: Nina at the Village Gate / Nina Simone Sings Ellington
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1Just in Time
live recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
36:36
2He Was Too Good to Me
live recording of:
He Was Too Good to Me
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Williamson Music Company, 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Simple Simon
5:02
3House of the Rising Sun
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (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] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
54:30
4Bye Bye Blackbird
live cover recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
18:16
5Brown Baby
live cover recording of:
Brown Baby
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), EMHA, Knock Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
5:49
6Zungo
live recording of:
Zungo (Olatunji)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:01
7If He Changed My Name
4:00
8Children Go Where I Send You
live recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
7:47
9Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3.52:49
10I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
44:05
11Hey Buddy Bolden
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recording of:
Hey, Buddy Bolden
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
32:26
12Merry Mending
32:33
13Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
32:54
14You Better Know It
cover recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
42:23
15I Like the Sunrise
cover recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music Inc
32:59
16Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:44
17The Gal From Joe’s
cover recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
4.52:06
18Satin Doll
cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music Inc and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.53:36
19I Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
42:30