Name: Nina's Choice by Nina Simone
Brand: Nina Simone
SKU: 603497934447
Price: 8.91 USD
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Rating: 3 (63 reviews)

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Trouble in Mind (Live at Carnegie Hall)

05:41

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Memphis in June View on Youtube

02:39

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02:39

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Cotton Eyed Joe (Live Version - Sept. 1959)

02:59

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Chain Gang (The Work Song)

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Forbidden Fruit View on Youtube

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Li'l Liza Jane (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, June 30, 1960)

04:33

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Rags and Old Iron View on Youtube

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You Can Have Him (Live Version - Sept. 1959)

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Just Say I Love Him View on Youtube

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The now-legendary Nina Simone began her recording career in 1959, after briefly studying classical piano at Juilliard and performing at an Atlantic City nightclub where the club's owner allegedly ordered her to sing as she played. Simone specializes in the eclectic, and her personal variety of musical magic is without equal. With her androgynous, deeply burnished vocals and her extraordinary, classically influenced piano technique, Simone refashions any song to fit her own fiercely artistic vision. Always cutting edge, her sound has influenced and continues to influence other artists.

NINA'S CHOICE is a reissue of a fine 1963 compilation of favorite tracks that Simone selected from her five prior albums on the Colpix label. Every song is a stunner. The insanely quirky "Rags and Old Iron" sounds like something off a Tom Waits album. The strange, slow tango of "Just Say I Love Him" features the brilliantly haunting guitar work of Al Shackman, Simone's longtime guitarist. Also included here is a rollicking version of the traditional "Little Liza Jane," a highpoint of Simone's appearance at Newport in 1960. This thoughtfully selected compilation is well worth owning.

1. Trouble in Mind (Live at Carnegie Hall)

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Nina Simone
Richard Jones; Composer

2. Memphis in June

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Paul Francis Webster; Composer

3. Cotton Eyed Joe (Live Version - Sept. 1959)

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer

4. Chain Gang (The Work Song)

by Nina Simone

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Composer: Brown
Adderley; Composer

5. Forbidden Fruit

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Oscar Brown; Composer

6. Li'l Liza Jane (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, June 30, 1960)

by Nina Simone

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Bass: Chris White; Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Guitar: Al Schackman; Performer
Piano: Nina Simone; Performer
Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Arranger: N. Simone; Composer
Composer: Nina Simone
Traditional; Composer

7. Rags and Old Iron

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Oscar Brown Jr.
Norman Curtis; Composer

8. You Can Have Him (Live Version - Sept. 1959)

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer

9. Just Say I Love Him

by Nina Simone

Vocals: Nina Simone; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Sam Ward
Jimmy Dale
Jack Val
Martin Kalmanoff; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

9 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

39 minutes and 10 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/9 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cabaret

Label

Rhino

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1962

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

603497934447

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Nina's Choice