Verve Jazz Masters 58: Nina Sings Nina
Released: Mar 21, 1964
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Released: Mar 21, 1964
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The sequel to Nina Simone's Verve Jazz Masters, Vol. 17, Verve Jazz Masters, Vol. 58: Nina Simone Sings Nina features a selection of Simone's original songs, as well as her adaptations of jazz...
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Nina Simone and Piano!
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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Her own best accompanist (especially during the crossover-happy '60s), Nina Simone sings and plays on this 1970 LP. With strident vocals and a thoughtful piano backing, Simone makes her own a pair...
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After Hours
Released: 1995
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Released: 1995
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Verve gets a lot of mileage out of its jazz catalog by repackaging a lot of material under loose thematic configurations. After Hours, as you could probably guess from the title, focuses on...
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Tomato Collection
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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A ragtag double-CD anthology that ranges all over the place: solo jazz piano, show tunes, soul, and live versions of many of her best-known songs, seemingly taken from the '50s, '60s, and '70s....
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The Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2
Released: December 2009
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Released: December 2009
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During her stint with RCA in the late '60s and early '70s, Nina Simone pursued a more consciously pop-soul direction than previously. The Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2 collects 16 tracks from...
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Verve Jazz Masters 17
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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Simone's inclusion in Verve's "Jazz Masters" series is a bit suspect; there was a lot of jazz in Simone, true, but wasn't there quite a bit of pop and soul as well, not to mention some blues?...
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The Essential Nina Simone
Released: 1967
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Released: 1967
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Nina Simone has penned unforgettable protest material, covered jazz, folk, rock, and pop with equal flair, and created a body of work that's kept her popularity high. While this title is hardly...
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Broadway-Blues-Ballads
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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There's a lot more Broadway and a lot more ballads than blues on this, which ranks as one of her weaker mid-'60s albums. Almost half the record features Broadway tunes on the order of Cole Porter...
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The Best of the Colpix Years
Released: 1959
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Released: 1959
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Nineteen tracks from her Colpix label recordings. Dating from 1959 to 1963, this mix of studio and live material is considerably more weighted toward jazz and standards by the likes of Ellington,...
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