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{{Short description|1962 studio album by Nina Simone}} |
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{{Infobox album |
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| name = Nina Simone Sings Ellington |
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| released = 1962 |
| released = 1962 |
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| recorded = [[New York City]] 1961 |
| recorded = [[New York City]], 1961 |
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| genre = [[Vocal (music)|Vocal]], [[jazz]], [[Blues music|blues]], [[Folk music|folk]] |
| genre = [[Vocal (music)|Vocal]], [[jazz]], [[Blues music|blues]], [[Folk music|folk]] |
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| length =32:22 |
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| label = [[Colpix Records|Colpix]] <small>SCP 425, mono: CP 425</small> |
| label = [[Colpix Records|Colpix]] <small>SCP 425, mono: CP 425</small> |
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| producer = Stu Philips |
| producer = [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Philips]] |
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| prev_title = [[Nina at the Village Gate]] |
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| prev_year = 1962 |
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{{Album reviews |
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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r163567|pure_url=yes}} |
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r163567|pure_url=yes}} "Nina Simone Sings Ellington!"] |
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|rev2 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]] |
|rev2 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]] |
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|rev2Score = B+<ref>{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=n.d.|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/vocal-50.html|title=Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)|website=tomhull.com| |
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'''''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''''' is |
'''''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]]. |
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Besides singing and playing piano on the album, Simone arranged the performances. She is accompanied on the album by the Malcolm Dodds Singers. |
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== About the cover == |
== About the cover == |
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The cover photo features |
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. |
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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]]''. |
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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Latest revision as of 00:05, 25 August 2024
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| 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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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+[2] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- ^ "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
