Nina Simone, live at the Village Gate in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, 1961, sashaying between folk, classical, and jazz.
Category: Nina Simone
Nina Simone :: A Very Rare Evening
Nina Simone would have been 84 this week — as such, fans the world over have been celebrating the iconoclast’s deep and dynamic catalog. Incredibly, a new highlight of Simone’s career surfaced […]
Nina Simone :: Be My Husband (Live, 1987)
This is everything. Recorded live in Los Angeles, 35 years ago, at the now defunct Vine St. Bar & Grill. Culled from the Verve record Let It Be Me , “Be My Husband” kicks off the […]
The Gospel According To Nina Simone
She begins in mid-flow. Sitting down at the piano, effectively taking the reins from her band, the first thing she says into the microphone is ‘So…‘ One simple word, an […]
Nina Simone :: The Desperate Ones
Nina Simone :: Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) – Alternate Version
Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” is a strange, haunting thing. Largely carried by Cohen’s monotone, yet slightly lilting voice and sparse guitar accompaniment, the song evokes a dark, ambiguous feeling. The angelic […]
Nina Simone :: Documentary (By Peter Rodis, 1969)
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Nina Simone :: Revolution (Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969)
“I thought it was interesting that Nina Simone did a sort of answer to “Revolution”. That was very good — it was sort of like “Revolution,” but not quite. That […]
Nina Simone: Four Women (Festival Jazz di Antibes del 1969)
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Nina Simone :: To Love Somebody
Last week John Gleason guested on AD touting the lesser known side of the Bee Gees, making a case for their catalog being equal to or greater than the Beatles. Brave. And while I can’t say […]
Nina Simone :: Save Me (Aretha Franklin)
This shit just works on so many levels. Like most everything Nina Simone chose to cover throughout her career, this, her incredibly funky take of Aretha Franklin’s “Save Me,” adds […]
Nina Simone :: Protest Anthology
An iTunes exclusive (apparently not anymore), Nina Simone fans will want to investigate the recently released Protest Anthology collection (April 8th) that combines both audio and video artifacts culled from Simone’s career. […]