Anthology (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

In appearance, this two-disc anthology would seem to be an exercise in hearse chasing, issued just months after the great singer's death. In reality, no matter what the intention of the record label, this anthology accomplishes what virtually every other attempt failed miserably to do: definitively represent all the stages of Simone's career. ...

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Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone (1994) more music like this

by Nina Simone

A fiery interpreter of the usually staid American songbook, Nina Simone took a song and made it her own -- whether it was Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy" or Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." This 1994 collection on Universal features selections from her Philips years of the mid-'60s, generally acknowledged as the pinnacle of her recording career, ...

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Nina Simone's Finest Hour (2000) more music like this

by Nina Simone

Verve's Finest Hour collection of Nina Simone's work compiles 60 minutes of career highlights, including "Wild Is the Wind," "I Put a Spell on You," "Four Women," "I Loves You, Porgy," and "My Baby Just Cares for Me." Though it's by no means a definitive compilation of Simone's music, it does provide a welcome overview of her Verve years. ...

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The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl 1967-1972 (1998) more music like this

by Nina Simone

Nina Simone recorded for RCA Records between 1967 and 1972. While she was in fine form during those years, she didn't make her best records there, and sounded particularly ill at ease whenever she did pop-rock covers, which was more often than she should. However, these songs are selling points for a certain audience, namely the audience RCA is ...

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Best of Broadside 1962-1988 (2000) more music like this

by Various Artists

From the early '60s to the late '80s, Broadside magazine printed numerous topical songs by contemporary writers, in addition to articles and commentary. By far the most influential years of its life span were the earliest ones, in the early to mid-'60s, when it helped steer the folk movement toward original material that directly addressed modern ...

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The Definitive Collection (2006) more music like this

by Nina Simone

"... [N]o one compilation could possibly tell the entire Simone story (since she recorded over 30 albums from 1959 to 1993)," admits David Nathan in his liner notes to Hip-O/Verve's hyperbolically titled Nina Simone best-of, The Definitive Collection. He might have added that another difficulty in assembling a Simone compilation is that she ...

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Verve Jazz Masters 17 (1964) more music like this

by Nina Simone

Nina 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? Anyway, this is an excellent survey of her mid-'60s work, with 16 tracks spanning 1964 to 1966 that find Simone at her most versatile and assured. Quite a ...

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The Diva Series (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

Nina Simone spent time recording with Verve or the associated Philips during the mid-'60s, so her entry in the label's 2003 The Diva Series focuses on that period, when she had an R&B hit with "I Put a Spell on You" and recorded many live albums. Though it is much longer than Verve's previous attempts, it certainly doesn't qualify as a solid ...

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Nina Simone in Concert [Remastered] (2006) more music like this

by Nina Simone

As part of the Verve Originals series, this remastered version of Nina Simone's classic live recording from 1964 showcases the singer during her Philips period, backed only by a small jazz quartet. Simone played piano and arranged all the material; she was supported by drummer Bob Hamilton, guitarist Rudy Stevenson, and Lisle Atkinson on bass. ...

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Legends [Sony/BMG] (2005) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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To Go: Stick It in Your Ear (2006) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Destiny (2006) more music like this

by Nina Simone

Destiny is practically a reissue of Nina Simone's 1987 Live & Kickin (the tracks are the same but some of the order has been changed), recorded during the 1985 tour that reintroduced the singer to the world after a long sabbatical. This 2006 Arts Records International release reminds fans just how good a live performer Simone was. She doesn't talk ...

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Nina Simone in Concert/I Put a Spell on You (1991) more music like this

by Nina Simone

In 1991, these two excellent Nina Simone albums from the mid-'60s (Nina Simone in Concert and I Put a Spell on You) were combined on a single compact disc. Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

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The Nina Simone Story (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Live! [Laserlight] (1995) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Black Swan (2005) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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My Baby Just Cares for Me: The Best of Nina Simone (1998) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Young, Gifted and Black (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Nina Simone in Concert (1964) more music like this

by Nina Simone

This is probably the most personal album that Simone issued during her stay on Philips in the mid-'60s. On most of her studio sessions, she worked with orchestration that either enhanced her material tastefully or smothered her, and she tackled an astonishingly wide range of material that, while admirably eclectic, made for uneven listening. Here, ...

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In Concert [DJ Specialist] (1996) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Very Best of Nina Simone [Universal International] (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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Beyond Mississippi: The Blues That Left Town (2002) more music like this

by Various Artists

The exact concept of this two-CD set is hard to pin down, though it's certainly one of the most eclectic blues compilations on the market. The idea seems to have been to assemble off the beaten track blues of all kinds and all eras from the '20s through the early '00s without sticking to the expected iconic performers (though a few of them show up ...

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Misunderstood (2000) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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36 Essential Recordsings (2005) more music like this

by Nina Simone

These "36 Essential Recordings" contain two single volumes, originally issued on Union Square, for a very affordable price. If you are not fussy about audiophile sound -- it's way better than other budgets, but it's not pristine -- this is a good way to get acquainted with one of the most iconoclastic and enigmatic singers and songwriters of the ...

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My Baby Just Cares for Me [Jazz Time] (2003) more music like this

by Nina Simone

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