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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Born the sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a well-received audition. Simone was later told by someone working at Curtis that she was rejected because she was black. When she began playing in a small club in Philadelphia to fund her continuing musical education and become a classical pianist she was required to sing as well. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and her rendering of "I Loves You Porgy" was a hit in the United States in 1958. Over the length of her career Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958—when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue—and 1974.
Her musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular with influences from her first inspiration, Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic contralto. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality, as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the audience–performer relationship was gained from a unique background of playing piano accompaniment for church revivals and sermons regularly from the early age of six years old. 
In the early 60s, she became involved in the civil rights movement and the direction of her life shifted once again. Simone's music was highly influential in the fight for equal rights in the US. In later years, she lived abroad, finally settling in France in 1992.

Track Listing “1957 - Little Girl Blue”:
01 - Mood Indigo
02 - Don't Smoke In Bed
03 - He Needs Me
04 - Little Girl Blue
05 - Love Me Or Leave Me
06 - My Baby Just Cares For Me
07 - Good Bait
08 - Plain Gold Ring
09 - You'll Never Walk Alone
10 - I Loves You Porgy
11 - Central Park Blues
12 - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
13 - For All We Know
14 - African Mailman

Track Listing “1959 - Nina Simone At Town Hall”:
01 - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
02 - Exactly Like You
03 - The Other Woman
04 - Under The Lowest
05 - I Don't Want Him (Anymore)
06 - Summertime (Instrumental)
07 - Summertime (Vocal Version)
08 - Cotton Eyed Joe
09 - Return Home
10 - Wild Is The Wind
11 - Fine And Mellow

Track Listing “1959 - The Amazing Nina Simone”:
01 - Blue Prelude
02 - Children Go Where I Send You
03 - Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
04 - Stompin' At The Savoy
05 - It Might As Well Be Spring
06 - You've Been Gone Too Long
07 - That's Him Over There
08 - Chilly Winds Don't Blow
09 - Theme From Middle Of The Night
10 - Can't Get Out Of This Mood
11 - Willow Weep For Me
12 - Solitaire

Track Listing “1960 - Nina Simone At Newport”:
01 - Trouble In Mind
02 - Blues For Porgy
03 - Little Liza Jane (Version 1)
04 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
05 - Flo Me La
06 - Nina's Blues (Instrumental)
07 - In The Evening By The Moonlight
08 - Work Song (Bonus Track)
09 - Will I Find A Resting Place (Bonus Track)
10 - You'll Never Walk Alone (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)

Track Listing “1961 - Forbidden Fruit”:
01 - Rags And Old Iron
02 - No Good Man
03 - Gin House Blues
04 - I'll Look Around
05 - I Love To Love
06 - Work Song
07 - Where Can I Go Without You
08 - Just Say I Love Him
09 - Memphis In June
10 - Forbidden Fruit
11 - Porgy I Is Your Woman Now (Bonus Track)
12 - Baubles, Bandles And Beads (Bonus Track)
13 - Gimme A Pigfoot (Bonus Track)
14 - Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye (Bonus Track)
15 - Spring Is Here (Bonus Track)
16 - Lonesome Valley (Bonus Track)
17 - Golden Earrings (Bonus Track)
18 - My Ship (Bonus Track)
19 - 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do (Bonus Track)
20 - Try A Little Tenderness (Bonus Track)
21 - Od Yesh Homa (Bonus Track)

Track Listing “1962 - Nina At The Village Gate”:
01 - Just In Time
02 - He Was Too Good To Me
03 - House Of The Rising Sun
04 - Bye Bye Blackbird
05 - Brown Baby
06 - Zungo
07 - If He Changed My Name
08 - Children Go Where I Send You
09 - Erets (Bonus Track)
10 - Israeli Folk Song In 5_4 Time (Bonus Track)
11 - Little Liza Jane (Version 2) (Bonus Track)
12 - Sinner Man (Bonus Track)

Dit is op verzoek alles wat ik heb en nog niet reeds gespot heb van Nina Simone. 

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 6xCD
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Soul
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 1957 – 1962
Speelduur: 339 minuten
Cover: Front en Back (indien aanwezig) zijn in de RARs verwerkt