• new collection of colored classic LPs
• 180 gram limited edition
• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

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 of jazz ballads and blues. Among the many highlights are her classic readings of the ballads "I Loves You Porgy," "Little Girl Blue," and "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair," as well as blues such as "Trouble in Mind," Billie Holiday's "Fine and Mellow," and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." One of Simone's most outstanding hits, "My Baby Just Cares for Me," has been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:
NINA SIMONE - (vocals & piano), plus:

ON TRACKS [A1, A2, A6 & B7]: Jimmy Bond (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d). New York, December 1957.

ON TRACKS [A3]: The Malcolm Dodds Singers (vocal choir), orchestra conducted & arranged by Ralph Burns. New York, 1962.

ON TRACKS [A4 & A7]: Orchestra conducted & arranged by Bob Mersey. New York, 1959.

ON TRACKS [A5, B2 & B5]: Same personnel as above. New York, 1960-61.

ON TRACKS [A8 & B4]: Wilbur Ware (b), Ben Riley (d). Live at Town Hall. New York, September 12, 1959.

ON TRACKS [B1]: Al Shackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d). Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 1960.

ON TRACK [B3]: Same personnel as B1. Live at the Village Gate, New York, April 1961.

ON TRACK [B6]: Orchestra conducted by Stu Phillips. New York, 1959-60.

TRACKS:
 THE BALLADS
A1. I LOVES YOU PORGY
A2. LITTLE GIRL BLUE
A3. SOLITUDE
A4. WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
A5. MEMPHIS IN JUNE
A6. FOR ALL WE KNOW
A7. BLUE PRELUDE
A8. BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE’S HAIR

 THE BLUE
B1. TROUBLE IN MIND
B2. GIN HOUSE BLUES
B3. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
B4. FINE AND MELLOW
B5. RAGS AND OLD IRON
B6. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT
B7. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (Bonus track)