Released 1962 Producer Stu Philips Artist Nina Simone Label Colpix Records | Recorded New York City 1961 Nina Simone Sings Ellington
(1962) Nina’s Choice
(1963) Release date 1962 | |
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Genres Jazz, Blues, Folk music, Vocal music Similar Nina Simone albums, Blues albums | ||
Nina Simone Sings Ellington is an album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone. The album contains songs that were originally composed and recorded by Duke Ellington. Simone is complemented by the Malcolm Dodds Singers.
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About the cover
The cover photo features just Nina Simone's head in full colour. Nina says about this picture in her autobiography I Put A Spell On You (1992) that the picture was originally a full size picture of Simone's body. However, because Nina was pregnant of her daughter Lisa at that time, the photographer tried various positions to hide Nina's stomach. He failed in this most probably, and that is why just Simone's head was cut out of the full picture.
A leftover shot of Nina from this session, featuring a pose from her chest up, was later used on her 1966 album, Nina Simone with Strings.
Track listing
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Bob Russell) - 2:50
- "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) - 4:06
- "Hey Buddy Bolden" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:28
- "Merry Mending" - 2:35
- "Something to Live For" (Strayhorn) - 2:55
- "You Better Know It" - 2:24
- "I Like the Sunrise" - 3:01
- "Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 3:45
- "The Gal From Joe's" (Mills) - 2:08
- "Satin Doll" (instrumental) (Johnny Mercer, Strayhorn) - 3:37
- "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Mills) 2:33
All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists and other composers indicated.
Songs
1Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me2:50
2I Got It Bad4:07
3Hey Buddy Bolden2:28