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NINA SIMONE
STRANGE FRUIT - RARE STUDIO & LIVE RECORDINGS FROM 1955-1962 (2CD)
| Label | ESSENTIAL JAZZ CLASSICS |
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| Catalog | EJC55708 |
| Format | CD |
| Discs | 2 |
| Category | JAZZ/BLUES/COUNTRY |
| Street Date | 2016-11-28 |
- ･ 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED
･ A COLLECTION OF RARE STUDIO & LIVE RECORDINGS FROM 1955-62. INCLUDES 12 TRACKS NEVER BEFORE ON CD!
･ 12-PAGE BOOKLET - CONTAINING RARE PHOTOS AND UPDATED LINER NOTES.
This release compiles a collection of rare tracks from the early stages of Nina Simone’s career， presented here for the fi rst time on a single set. Among the treasures are her seldom heard earliest recordings， made in Philadelphia in 1955， and in Atlantic City in 1956 –the latter ones fi rst issued on the long out of print LP Starring Nina Simone (Spin-O-Rama – M 130).
Also included on this set are four rare singles waxed for Colpix， and various live and broadcast recordings from the same period， among them twelve tracks appearing here on CD for the fi rst time ever.
NINA SIMONE， piano & vocals
CD1， 1-5: Atlantic City， New Jersey， 1956.
CD1， 6-9: Orchestra conducted by Stu Phillips. Originally issued on Colpix singles. New York， 1959-61.
CD1， 10-18: Philadelphia， 1955.
CD2， 1-2: Lake Meadows Club， Chicago， 1960.
CD2， 3-4: The Ed Sullivan Show， New York， September 11， 1960.
CD2， 5-10: Al Shackman， guitar; Chris White， bass; Bobby Hamilton， drums. CBS Camera Three TV Broadcast， New York， August 13， 1961.
CD2， 11-12: Paul Palmieri， guitar; Lisle Atkinson， bass; Warren Smith， percussion; Montego Joe， congas. CBS Camera Three TV Broadcast， New York， November 25， 1962.
CD2， 13-14: Probably New York， early 1960s.
- CD1:
1. I LOVES YOU PORGY
2. SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE
3. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
4. LOVIN’ WOMAN
5. BAUBLES BANGLES AND BEADS
6. SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE #2
7. IF ONLY FOR TONIGHT
8. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT
9. COME ON BACK JACK
10. BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR #2
11. I LOVES YOU PORGY #2
12. NEAR TO YOU
13. REMIND ME
14. SINCE MY LOVER HAS GONE #3
15. THE THRILL IS GONE
16. BLUE PRELUDE
17. SPRING IS HERE
18. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
CD2:
1. I LOVE TO LOVE *
2. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT #2 *
3. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
4. I LOVES YOU PORGY #3
5. SUNDAY IN SAVANNAH *
6. I’LL LOOK AROUND *
7. INSTRUMENTAL BLUES *
8. WHEN I WAS IN MY PRIME *
9. ZUNGO *
10. FOR ALL WE KNOW *
11. PORGY & BESS MEDLEY: Strawberry Woman/ Crab Man/ I Loves You Porgy *
12. ERETS ZAVAT CHALAV *
13. I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL *
14. STRANGE FRUIT *
*On CD for the first time ever!
