Eunice Kathleen Waymon's beautiful, mellifluous voice is one of the most distinctive and celebrated in music. As Nina Simone she recorded over forty albums during a long and distinguished career that stretched over five decades.
She was born in 1933 and, as a child, was a talented pianist. A fund was set up for her continued education and this enabled her to go to Juilliard School of Music in New… Read more in Amazon's Nina Simone Store
This is one of my favorite records from the best female piano player in popular music. These blues are played out and sung by Nina in her vocal prime and you can hear the sound of her southern roots, in her playin and her voice, better here than just about any of her other albums. Get it, you'll listen to it back to front, over and over. Complex woman, simple songs, great music, for those who like their music to be, well music.
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