• 180-GRAM CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL
• 16 TRACKS - LIMITED EDITION

The great Nina Simone's style encompassed a broad range of musical genres including jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and classical music. This collection compiles some of her best performances, all of which were sounded hits.

Included here are her perennial reading of George & Ira Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy", which charted at #2 in the UK and #18 in the USA in 1959, along with "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (#23 in the UK; #93 in the USA in 1960), and "Trouble in Mind" (#11 in the UK; #92 in the USA in 1961). Also included is her perennial classic "My Baby Just Cares for Me."

PERSONNEL:

NINA SIMONE, vocals & piano on all tracks, plus:

ON A1-A4 & B7: Jimmy Bond (b); Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).
New York, December 1957.

ON A5-A7: Bob Mersey Orchestra. New York, May 1959.

ON A8: Stu Phillips Orchestra. New York, 1959-60.

ON B1, B3, B6 & B8: Wilbur Ware (b); Ben Riley (d).
Town Hall, New York, September 12, 1959.

ON B2: Al Schackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d).
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960.

ON B4: The Malcolm Dodds Singers (vc); Ralph Burns Orchestra
New York, June 1961.

ON B5: Al Schackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d).
New York, 1960-61..

TRACKS:

A1 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
A2 I LOVES YOU PORGY
A3 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
A4 LITTLE GIRL BLUE
A5 HE NEEDS ME
A6 CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU
A7 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
A8 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT

B1 BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR
B2 TROUBLE IN MIND
B3 EXACTLY LIKE YOU
B4 DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
B5 WORK SONG
B6 FINE AND MELLOW
B7 MOOD INDIGO
B8 THE OTHER WOMAN