Nina Simone - The Amazing Nina Simone+Bonus (1959) @320

Nina Simone nunca fue fácil de clasificar. Fue cantante de protesta, cantante de jazz, pianista, arreglista y compositora. Se paseaba entre la canción popular, el jazz, el blues. Cantaba lo que significaba ser una mujer, de la soledad, del amor, de la dicha y la decepción. Tuvo pocos éxitos y nunca fue una estrella muy popular. Sin embargo, sus composiciones y su manera de cantar la ubicaron dentro de las grandes divas del jazz. Considerada una de las voces femeninas más personales de la música popular del siglo XX.

The Amazing Nina Simone
There is a remarkable amount of variety on this disc, Nina Simone’’s second recording. Her repertoire ranges from a swinging “Stompin’’ at the Savoy” and an emotional “It Might as Well Be Spring” to an English folk ballad ("Tomorrow"), spirituals, an R&B song ("You’’ve Been Gone Too Long") and the theme song from the movie Middle of the Night. Somehow Simone brings credibility to each of these very different songs. She does not play much piano (just cameos on two songs) and is backed by a subtle orchestra arranged by Bob Mersey that is effective accompanying her vocals. This session finds Nina Simone’’s voice in top form and with a few exceptions is generally jazz-oriented.Allmusic.com



Tracklist:
1. Blue Prelude
2. Children Go Where I Send You
3. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
4. Stompin’’ at the Savoy
5. It Might as Well Be Spring
6. You’’ve Been Gone Too Long
7. That’’s Him over There
8. Chilly Winds Don’’t Blow
9. Theme from “Middle of the Night”
10. Can’’t Get Out of This Mood
11. Willow Weep for Me
12. Solitaire

bonus:

13. I Loves You Porgy
14. Falling In Love Again (Can’’t Help It)
15. That’’s All
16. The Man With A Horn
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