2-CD SET. 3 LPs ON 2 CDs & More. 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED ORIGINAL STUDIO SESSIONS. COMPREHENSIVE BOOKLET. COLLECTOR -ORIENTED EDITION. INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET.
All existing concert recordings made by the incomparable Nina Simone from her very first preserved live set in 1959 up to 1961. They consist of the complete LPs At Town Hall (Colpix CP409) a real breakthrough in Nina’s career Nina Simone at Newport (Colpix SCP412) and At the Village Gate (Colpix SCP421). All other known music recorded during the latter engagement but not included on the original LP has been added here.

NINA SIMONE vocals & piano on all tracks plus:
CD1 1-11: JIMMY BOND bass. ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH drums
Town Hall New York September 12 1959.
CD1 12-17 & CD2 1: AL SHACKMAN guitar. CHRIS WHITE bass. ROB HAMILTON drums.
Newport Jazz Festival Newport Rhode Island June 30 1960.
CD2 2-13: AL SHACKMAN guitar. CHRIS WHITE bass. ROB HAMILTON drums.
The Village Gate New York April 1961.

CD1:
1. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
2. EXACTLY LIKE YOU
3. THE OTHER WOMAN
4. UNDER THE LOWEST
5. YOU CAN HAVE HIM
6. SUMMERTIME [Instrumental]
7. SUMMERTIME [vocal]
8. COTTON-EYED JOE
9. RETURN HOME
10. WILD IS THE WIND
11. FINE AND MELLOW
12. TROUBLE IN MIND
13. PORGY
14. LITTLE LIZA JANE
15. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
16. FLO ME LA
17. NINA’S BLUES

CD2:
1. IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT
2. JUST IN TIME
3. HE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME
4. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
5. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
6. BROWN BABY
7. ZUNGO
8. IF HE CHANGED MY NAME
9. CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU
10. ERETZ ZAVAT CHALAV U’DVASH
11. VAYNIKEHU
12. SINNER MAN
13. YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE