Customer Reviews

Nina Simone - Live

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This DVD exudes the kind of raw emotion and power Nina Simone was known for. Two early performances give us a peek into Nina's budding career and a hint at why she reached superstardom. From improv to jazz standards to African chants to Israeli folk tunes, Nina covers a lot of territory in this short film and none of it disappoints. Standouts on this DVD are "Zungo," "I Loves You, Porgy" and "Erets Zavat Chalav". See a young Nina belt out a few of the songs she is best known for - with style, class and grit.

Having enjoyed Nina for decades, the video tapes allowed me to
visually revisit the past.The quality of the tapes was good,
and Nina was Nina. I may have to buy additional additional
copies.

This dvd is worth the purchase for the emotional intensity of "I'll Look Around" and "For All We Know". This is how music is supposed to sound: emotive and utterly original.

i've been a long time nina simone fan and have many, many of her recordings. although this was nice to see her perform, it was a studio performance and unlike the nina i'm used to. very subdued, very controlled. the sound quality was so poor, it was hard to understand some of the lyrics. i know it's a recording from the 60's, but wasn't expecting this poor sound quality.

I thought I ordered a CD - turns out I ordered a DVD. I have been trying to contact the vendor since I received it to determine how this item can be exchanged - no response. Very disappointed.

If you're looking for really old and original Nina Simone material - and you're a die-hard fan, then this DVD is probably for you. The material is all black and white and the recording quality is terrible because of the era in which it was taped. The 7 or 8 songs she performs with her band are not very upbeat, either. It was not what I was expecting and was quite disappointed.