Nina Simone
Born: 21st February 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Died: 21st April 2003, Carry le Rouet, France
Nationality: American
Eunice Kathleen Waymon known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop.
The sixth of eight children born from a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She then applied for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where, despite a well received audition, she was denied admission, which she attributed to racism.
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Nina Simone - You've Got To Learn
21st Jul 2023
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of her birth, this newly-discovered recording of the High Priestess of Soul's performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival encapsulates the essence of Simone's unparalleled abilities and world-class talent.
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Little Girl Blue | 2021 Remastered Edition
Nina Simone
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Pastel Blues
Nina Simone, Lisle Atkinson (double bass), Bobby Hamilton (drums), Rudy Stevenson (flute), Al Shackman (harmonica), Al Shackman (guitar), Rudy Stevenson (guitar)
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You've Got To Learn
Nina Simone (vocalist, piano, vocals), Rudy Stevenson (guitar), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Bobby Hamilton (drumkit)
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, September 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st July 2023
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Nina Simone Sings The Blues
Nina Simone (piano), Rudy Stevenson (guitar), Eric Gale (guitar), Bernard Purdie (drums), Buddy Lucas (harmonica), Nina Simone (vocal), Bob Bushnell (bass guitar), Ernie Hayes (organ), Bernard Purdie (timpani), Buddy Lucas (tenor saxophone), Bob Bushnell (bass), Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums), Seldon Powell (saxophone), George Coleman (saxophone), Norris Turney (saxophone), Richard Harris (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Harold Johnson (trumpet), Wilbur Bascomb (trumpet), Haywood Henry (saxophone), Ralph Fields (vocal), Noah Hopkins (vocal), Maeretha Stewart (vocal), Barbara Webb (vocal), Hilda Harris (vocal), Milt Grayson (vocal), Eileen Gilbert (vocal), Jerome Graff (vocal), Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet), Joe Shepley (trumpet), Weldon Irvine (organ), Everett Barksdale (guitar), Gordon Powell (vibraphone), Montego Joe (percussion), Gordon Powell (percussion), probably Bernard Purdie (drums), Richard Tee (organ), Jerry Jemmott (bass guitar), George Devens (percussion)
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