Simone, Nina / Nina Simone's Finest Hour
| Album: | Nina Simone's Finest Hour | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Simone, Nina | Added: | Nov 2016 | |
| Label: | Verve Music Group | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 17, 2019: | organic fruit tracks
1 Put A Spell On You |
4. | Feb 23, 2019: | Music Casserole
Pirate Jenny |
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| 2. | Oct 12, 2019: | Music Casserole
Four Women, Wild Is The Wind |
5. | Nov 10, 2018: | Music Casserole
Mississippi Goddam, Wild Is The Wind |
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| 3. | Oct 11, 2019: | Stirring the Pot
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood |
6. | Aug 16, 2018: | Everyday PMA
Mississippi Goddam |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-11-25
Reviewed 2016-11-25
Simone, Nina / Nina Simone's Finest Hour
Label: Verve Music Group
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-25
Tom McCarter
Simone, Nina
Nina Simone's Finest Hour
Genre: Jazz
Review: An excellent collection of songs from one of the greatest jazz vocalists
FCCs: none (with the possible exception of Goddam)
If You Like: Billie Holliday, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McCrae, Rachelle Ferrell
Favorite Tracks: (1) love Me or Leave Me (2)Wild Is The Wind (3) I Put a Spell on You
(6) Mississippi Goddam (7) Four Women (11) Little Girl Blue
Track Review: 1/piano starts> uptempo> quick end
2/ piano starts> slow tempo builds in intensity> sudden end 3/ strings start> midtempo> quick fade
4/ horns start> uptempo> quick end 5/ piano starts> slow tempo> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo> fade 7/ spoken intro with piano> uptempo> quick fade 8/ piano starts> slow tempo builds in intensity> crescendo end 9/ piano starts> spoken word with accompaniment> varied tempo> crescendo end 10/ piano start> slow tempo> crescendo end
11/ piano starts> midtempo> 12/ 13/ 14/ midtempo> quick fade 15/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick stop
Label: Verve Music Group
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-25
Tom McCarter
Simone, Nina
Nina Simone's Finest Hour
Genre: Jazz
Review: An excellent collection of songs from one of the greatest jazz vocalists
FCCs: none (with the possible exception of Goddam)
If You Like: Billie Holliday, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McCrae, Rachelle Ferrell
Favorite Tracks: (1) love Me or Leave Me (2)Wild Is The Wind (3) I Put a Spell on You
(6) Mississippi Goddam (7) Four Women (11) Little Girl Blue
Track Review: 1/piano starts> uptempo> quick end
2/ piano starts> slow tempo builds in intensity> sudden end 3/ strings start> midtempo> quick fade
4/ horns start> uptempo> quick end 5/ piano starts> slow tempo> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo> fade 7/ spoken intro with piano> uptempo> quick fade 8/ piano starts> slow tempo builds in intensity> crescendo end 9/ piano starts> spoken word with accompaniment> varied tempo> crescendo end 10/ piano start> slow tempo> crescendo end
11/ piano starts> midtempo> 12/ 13/ 14/ midtempo> quick fade 15/ piano starts> slow tempo> quick stop
Track Listing
| 1. | Love Me Or Leave Me | 8. | Pirate Jenny | |||
| 2. | Wild Is The Wind | 9. | I Love You, Porgy | |||
| 3. | 1 Put A Spell On You | 10. | This Year's Kisses | |||
| 4. | Work Song | 11. | Little Gitl Blue | |||
| 5. | Don't Explain | 12. | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | |||
| 6. | Mississippi Goddam | 13. | Ne Me Quitte Pas | |||
| 7. | Four Women | 14. | Don't Smoke In Bed |