COLPIX (1959-1964) (LP)

"The Amazing Nina Simone" (US, 1959, COLPIX CP 407)

• Arr, cond: Bob Mersey. Prod: Hecky Krasnow.

• Nina Simone (vo, p) + Orch. New York City, 1959.

• Blue Prelude, Children Go Where I Send You, Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More), Stompin' At The Savoy, It Might As Well Be Spring, You've Been Gone Too Long, That's Him Over There, Chilly Winds Don't Blow, Theme From "Middle Of The Night", Can't Get Out Of This Mood, Willow Weep For Me, Solitaire.

"Nina Simone At Town Hall" (US, 1959, COLPIX CP 409)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Bob Blake-Jack Gold.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Jimmy Bond (b), Al Heath (d). Live at Town Hall, New York, September 12, 1959. Includes studio tracks recorded the following month.

• Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair, Exactly Like You, The Other Woman, Under The Lowest (instr), You Can Have Him, Summertime (instr)-Summertime (vo), Cotton Eyed Joe, Return Home (instr), Wild Is The Wind, Fine And Mellow.

"Nina Simone At Newport" (US, 1960, COLPIX CP 412)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Stu Philips.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Al Schackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d). Live at Newport Jazz Festival, June 30, 1960.

• Trouble In Mind, Porgy, Little Liza Jane, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Flo Me La, Nina's Blues (instr), In The Evening By The Moonlight.

"Forbidden Fruit" (US, 1961, COLPIX CP 419)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Cal Lampley.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Al Schackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d). New York City, 1961.

• Rags And Old Iron, No Good Man, Gin House Blues, I'll Look Around, I Love To Love, Work Song, Where Can I Go Without You, Just Say I Love Him, Memphis In June, Forbidden Fruit.

"Nina Simone At The Village Gate" (US, 1962, COLPIX CP 421)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Cal Lampley.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Al Schackman (g), Chris White (b), Bobby Hamilton (d). Live at The Village Gate, 1961 (probably April).

• Just In Time, He Was Too Good To Me, House Of The Rising Sun, Bye Bye Blackbird (instr), Brown Baby, Zungo, If He Changed My Name, Children Go Where I Send You.

"Nina Simone Sings Ellington" (US, 1962, COLPIX CP 425)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Stu Philips.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Malcolm Dodds Singers (vo) + Orch. New York City, 1961.

• Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, I Got It Bad, Hey Buddy Bolden, Merry Mending, Something To Live For, You Better Know It, I Like The Sunrise, Solitude, The Gal From Joe's, Satin Doll (instr), It Don't Mean A Thing.

"Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall" (US, 1963, COLPIX CP 455)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Jack Lewis.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Al Schackman-Phil Orlando (g), Lisle Atkinson (b), Montego Joe (d), Malcolm Dodds Singers (vo). Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, May 12, 1963.

• Black Swan, Theme From "Samson And Delilah" (instr), If You Knew, Theme From "Sayonara" (instr), The Twelfth Of Never, Will I Find My Love Today, The Other Woman-Cotton Eyed Joe.

"Folksy Nina" (US, 1964, COLPIX CP 465)

• Arr: Nina Simone. Prod: Jack Lewis.

• Nina Simone (vo, p), Al Schackman-Phil Orlando (g), Lisle Atkinson (b), Montego Joe (d). Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, May 12, 1963.

• Silver City Bound, When I Was A Young Girl, Erets Zavat Chalav, Lass Of The Low Country, The Young Knight, The Twelfth Of Never (reprise from the previous album), Vanetihu (instr), You Can Sing A Rainbow-Mighty Lak A Rose-Hush Little Baby.

• Some releases of this album indicate "You Can Sing A Rainbow-Hush Little Baby" as the title of the last track, others "Mighty Lak A Rose-Hush Little Baby". In fact, Nina Simone combines the three songs.

"Nina Simone With Strings" (US, 1966, COLPIX CP 496)

• Arr: Nina Simone (except str).

• I Loves You Porgy, Blackbird, Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It), Baubles Bangles And Beads, Spring Is Here, That's All, Work Song, The Man With A Horn, Porgy I Is Your Woman Now, Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer.

• Previously unreleased studio and live recordings (to some tracks str were added).

• Although the original album indicates "Chain Gang" as the title of one of the tracks, the song in question is "Work Song". Nina Simone never recorded Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang".

List of abrreviations used: acc (accordion), arr (arranger), as (alto saxophone), b (bass), be (bells), bgo (bongo), cga (conga), ch (choir), cond (conductor), cor (coronet), d (drums), dir (director), fl (flute), g (guitar), gk (guinee kuna), har (harpsichord), hca (harmonica), hp (harp), instr (instrumental), keyb (keyboards), mhp (madagascar harp), ml (mama-likembi), mrb (marimba), orch (orchestra), org (organ), p (piano), perc (percussion), sax (saxophone), si (sitar), sk (skaker), str (strings), synth (synthesizer), tam (tambourine), tav (tal viha), timb (timbales), tb (trombone), tp (trumpet), ts (tenor saxophone), tym (tympani), v (violin), vb (vibraphone, vibes), vo (vocal), wb (woodblock), wi (wind instruments).

The Amazing Nina Simone

Blue Prelude

Children Go Where I Send You

Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)

Stompin' At The Savoy

It Might As Well Be Spring

You've Been Gone Too Long

That's Him Over There

Chilly Winds Don't Blow

Theme From "Middle Of The Night"

Can't Get Out Of This Mood

Willow Weep For Me

Solitaire

Nina Simone At Town Hall

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

Exactly Like You

The Other Woman

Under The Lowest (instr)

You Can Have Him

Summertime

Cotton Eyed Joe

Return Home (instr)

Wild Is The Wind

Fine And Mellow

Nina Simone At Newport

Trouble In Mind

Porgy

Little Liza Jane

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Flo Me La

Nina's Blues (instr)

In The Evening By The Moonlight

Forbidden Fruit

Rags And Old Iron

No Good Man

Gin House Blues

I'll Look Around

I Love To Love

Work Song

Where Can I Go Without You

Just Say I Love Him

Memphis In June

Forbidden Fruit

Nina Simone At The Village Gate

Just In Time

He Was Too Good To Me

House Of The Riseng Sun

Bye Bye Blackbird (instr)

Brown Baby

Zungo

If He Changed My Name

Children Go Where I Send You

Nina Simone Sings Ellington

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

I Got It Bad

Hey Buddy Bolden

Merry Mending

Something To Live For

You Better Know It

I Like The Sunrise

Solitude

The Gal From Joe's

Satin Doll (instr)

It Don't Mean A Thing

Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall

Black Swan

Theme From "Sanson And Delilah" (instr)

If You Knew

Theme From "Sayonara" (instr)

The Twelfth Of Never

Will I Find My Love Today

The Other Woman-Cotton Eyed Joe

Folksy Nina

Silver City Bound

When I Was A Young Girl

Erets Zavat Chalav

Lass Of The Low Country

The Young Knight

The Twefth Of Never (reprise from: At Carnegie Hall)

Vanetihu (instr)

You Can Sing A Rainbow-

Mighty Lak A Rose-

Hush Little Baby

Nina Simone With Strings

I Loves You Porgy

Blackbird

Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It)

Baubles, Bangels And Beads

Spring Is Here

That's All

Work Song

The Man With A Horn

Porgy I Is Your Woman Now

Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer