Nina Simone – In Concert (1964/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Nina Simone – In Concert (1964/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:55 minutes | 1,48 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Philips

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 vocals tastefully or smothered her, and she tackled an astonishingly wide range of material that, while admirably eclectic, made for uneven listening. Here, the singer and pianist is backed by a spare, jazzy quartet, and some of the songs rank among her most socially conscious declarations of African-American pride: “Old Jim Crow,” “Pirate Jenny,” “Go Limp,” and, especially, “Mississippi Goddam” were some of the most forthright musical reflections of the Civil Rights movement to be found at the time. In a more traditional vein, she also reprises her hit “I Loves You, Porgy” and the jazz ballad “Don’t Smoke in Bed.”

Tracklist:
1. Nina Simone – I Loves You Porgy (02:33)
2. Nina Simone – Plain Gold Ring (06:24)
3. Nina Simone – Pirate Jenny (06:43)
4. Nina Simone – Old Jim Crow (02:42)
5. Nina Simone – Don’t Smoke In Bed (05:31)
6. Nina Simone – Go Limp (07:07)
7. Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddam (04:53)

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