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Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1962
Recorded	New York City, 1961
Genre	Vocal, jazz, blues, folk
Length	32:22
Label	Colpix SCP 425, mono: CP 425
Producer	Stu Philips
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Nina Simone Sings Ellington is the fourth studio album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone, released in 1962. The album features songs that were recorded by Duke Ellington. Most were composed or cowritten by Ellington, some with his longtime collaborators Irving Mills and Billy Strayhorn.

Besides singing and playing piano on the album, Simone arranged the performances. She is accompanied on the album by the Malcolm Dodds Singers.

About the cover

The cover photo features Simone's head in full color. In her 1992 autobiography, I Put a Spell on You, Simone wrote^[3] that the photo was a full-sized picture of Simone's body. However, because she 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 only Simone's head was featured on the cover.

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.

Track listing

"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Bob Russell) - 2:50
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) - 4:06
"Hey, Buddy Bolden" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:28
"Merry Mending" - 2:35
"Something to Live For" (Strayhorn) - 2:55
"You Better Know It" - 2:24
"I Like the Sunrise" - 3:01
"Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 3:45
"The Gal from Joe's" (Mills) - 2:08
"Satin Doll" (instrumental) (Johnny Mercer, Strayhorn) - 3:37
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Mills) 2:33

All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists and co-composers indicated.

References

^ "Nina Simone Sings Ellington!" AllMusic review.
^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put a Spell on You, 1992 Da Capo Press ISBN 0-679-41068-6

[1] "Nina Simone Sings Ellington!" AllMusic review.

[2] Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[3] Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put a Spell on You, 1992 Da Capo Press ISBN 0-679-41068-6

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- | Name = Nina Simone Sings Ellington
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- | Artist = [[Nina Simone]]
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- | Producer = Stu Philips
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- | Last album  = ''[[Nina at the Village Gate]]''<br />(1962)
+| length     =32:22
- | This album  = '''''Nina Simone Sings Ellington'''''<br />(1962)
+| label      = [[Colpix Records|Colpix]] <small>SCP 425, mono: CP 425</small>
- | Next album  = ''[[Nina’s Choice]]''<br />(1963)
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+| prev_year  = 1962
+| next_title = [[Nina’s Choice]]
+| next_year  = 1963
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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.
+'''''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''''' is the fourth studio album by American singer and pianist [[Nina Simone]], released in 1962. The album features songs that were recorded by [[Duke Ellington]]. Most were composed or cowritten by Ellington, some with his longtime collaborators [[Irving Mills]] and [[Billy Strayhorn]].
+Besides singing and playing piano on the album, Simone arranged the performances. She is accompanied on the album by the Malcolm Dodds Singers.
 == About the cover ==
-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 (book)|I Put A Spell On You]]'' (1992) <ref>Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. ''I Put A Spell On You'', 1992 [[Da Capo Press]] {{ISBN|0-679-41068-6}}</ref> that the picture was originally a full size picture of Simone's body. However, because Nina was pregnant of 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 cut out of the full picture.
+The cover photo features Simone's head in full color. In her 1992 autobiography, ''[[I Put a Spell on You (book)|I Put a Spell on You]]'', Simone wrote<ref>Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. ''I Put a Spell on You'', 1992 [[Da Capo Press]] {{ISBN|0-679-41068-6}}</ref> that the photo was a full-sized picture of Simone's body. However, because she 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 only Simone's head was featured on the cover.
 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]]''.
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 # "[[Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me]]" ([[Bob Russell (songwriter)|Bob Russell]]) - 2:50
 # "[[I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)]]" ([[Paul Francis Webster]]) - 4:06
-# "Hey Buddy Bolden" ([[Billy Strayhorn]]) - 2:28
+# "Hey, Buddy Bolden" ([[Billy Strayhorn]]) - 2:28
 # "Merry Mending" - 2:35
-# "Something to Live For" (Strayhorn) - 2:55
+# "[[Something to Live For (song)|Something to Live For]]" (Strayhorn) - 2:55
 # "You Better Know It" - 2:24
 # "I Like the Sunrise" - 3:01
 # "[[(In My) Solitude|Solitude]]" ([[Eddie DeLange]], [[Irving Mills]]) - 3:45
-# "The Gal From Joe's" (Mills) - 2:08
+# "The Gal from Joe's" (Mills) - 2:08
 # "[[Satin Doll]]" (instrumental) ([[Johnny Mercer]], Strayhorn) - 3:37
-# "[[It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)]]" (Mills)  2:33
+# "[[It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)]]" (Mills)  2:33
-All songs composed by [[Duke Ellington]], lyricists and other composers indicated.
+All songs composed by [[Duke Ellington]], lyricists and co-composers indicated.
 == References ==
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-[[Category:English-language albums]]