Nina Simone - Four Women – The Nina Simone Philips Recordings (1964-1966) (Verve) (4-CD)

This set of 4 CD's contains all the recordings Nina Simone made for the Philips label from 1964 to 1966. There has never been a singer quite like this wonderful lady. There seems to have been no type of song she couldn't sing from "I Loves You, Porgy" to "Mississippi Goddam" to "Nearer Blessed Lord" to "The Last Rose of Summer." When Ms. Simone sang them, she put her own DNA on them and they became her own. Born in North Carolina, Ms. Simone was raised singing in the church and was trained at Julliard as a classical pianist. These CD's illustrate her background and training background so well. Sometimes the piano becomes another voice in a dialogue with the singer rather than a mere accompaniment. She is impossible to categorize, jazz, gospel, blues, folk, classical, all of the above and then some. So many emotions here: joy, sadness, anger, love.

A quotation of Richard Pryor says: "White people had Judy Garland, we had Nina." I'm sure this was a true statement at the time. Nina Simone, thank godness, is loved and revered all over the world by people of all races who love good music, and believe in freedom.

Please note that these are old but good EAC rips, without LOG , made with an older EAC version, and coming from my archives on external hard disc. The package for covers only contains front (custom), back (parts with track listings) and disc scans.

Tracklists:

CD 1 - Nina Simone In Concert & Broadway-Blues-Ballads

01. I Loves You Porgy
02. Plain Gold Ring
03. Pirate Jenny
04. Old Jim Crow
05. Don't Smoke In Bed
06. Go Limp
07. Mississippi Goddam
08. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
09. Night Song
10. The Laziest Gal In Town
11. Something Wonderful
12. Don't Take All Night
13. Nobody
14. I Am Blessed
15. Of This I'm Sure
16. See-Line Woman
17. Our Love (Will See Us Through)
18. How Can I?
19. The Last Rose Of Summer

CD 2 - I Put A Spell On You & Pastel Blues

01. I Put A Spell On You
02. Tomorrow Is My Turn
03. Ne Me Quitte Pas
04. Marriage Is For Old Folks
05. July Tree
06. Gimme Some
07. Feeling Good
08. One September Day
09. Blues On Purpose
10. Beautiful Land
11. You've Got To Learn
12. Take Care Of Business
13. Be My Husband
14. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
15. End Of The Line
16. Trouble In Mind
17. Tell Me More And More And Then Some
18. Chilly Winds Don't Blow
19. Ain't No Use
20. Strange Fruit
21. Sinnerman

CD 3 - Let It All Out & Wild Is The Wind

01. Mood Indigo
02. The Other Woman
03. Love Me Or Leave Me
04. Don't Explain
05. Little Girl Blue
06. Chauffeur
07. For Myself
08. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
09. This Year's Kisses
10. Images
11. Nearer Blessed Lord
12. I Love Your Lovin' Ways
13. Four Women
14. What More Can I Say?
15. Lilac Wine
16. That's All I Ask
17. Break Down And Let It All Out
18. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart
19. Wild Is The Wind
20. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
21. If I Should Lose You
22. Either Way I Lose

CD 4 - High Priestress Of Soul

01. Don't You Pay Them No Mind
02. I'm Gonna Leave You
03. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
04. Keeper Of The Flame
05. The Gal From Joe's
06. Take Me To The Water
07. I'm Going Back Home
08. I Hold No Grudge
09. Come Ye
10. He Ain't Comin' Home No More
11. Work Song
12. I Love My Baby
13. A Monster

Sound Quality: 6/8 (Varies Per Disc/Album)