Nina Simone – Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1961/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Nina Simone – Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1961/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:35 minutes | 342 MB | Genre: Soul
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Nina Simone Sings Ellington is an album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone. The album contains songs that were originally composed and recorded by Duke Ellington. Simone is complemented by the Malcolm Dodds Singers.

The cover photo features just Nina Simone’s head in full colour. Nina says about this picture in her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992) that the picture was originally a full size picture of Simone’s body. However, because Nina was pregnant with her daughter Lisa at that time, the photographer tried various positions to hide Nina’s stomach. He failed in this most probably, and that is why just Simone’s head was used out of the full picture.

A leftover shot of Nina from this session, featuring a pose from her chest up, was later used on her 1966 album, Nina Simone with Strings.

Tracklist:
1-01. Nina Simone – Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (Remastered) (02:50)
1-02. Nina Simone – I Got It Bad (Remastered) (04:07)
1-03. Nina Simone – Hey, Buddy Bolden (Remastered) (02:27)
1-04. Nina Simone – Merry Mending (Remastered) (02:36)
1-05. Nina Simone – Something To Live For (Remastered) (02:56)
1-06. Nina Simone – You Better Know It (Remastered) (02:25)
1-07. Nina Simone – I Like The Sunrise (Remastered) (03:01)
1-08. Nina Simone – Solitude (Remastered) (03:46)
1-09. Nina Simone – The Gal From Joe’s (Remastered) (02:12)
1-10. Nina Simone – Satin Doll (Remastered) (03:37)
1-11. Nina Simone – It Don’t Mean A Thing (Remastered) (02:33)

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