The Amazing Nina Simone

The Amazing Nina Simone
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1959
Recorded	1959; Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Vocal Jazz, jazz, blues, Gospel
Label	Colpix
Producer	Hecky Krasnow
Nina Simone chronology
Nina Simone and Her Friends (1959) The Amazing Nina Simone (1959) Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959)

The Amazing Nina Simone is a 1959 studio album by Nina Simone. It was her first of eight albums for Colpix Records, which would quickly be followed by 8 albums on the same label, before signing with Philips Records in 1964. The album very much oozes the atmosphere of cool jazz, in accordance with the image she had on her debut album, Little Girl Blue (1958) for Bethlehem Records. Compared to her debut, which showcased Simone's piano playing ability in addition to her singing, the piano is somewhat downplayed on this album in favor of lush string arrangements. This album also features some gospel songs, such as "Children Go Where I Send You".

Track listing

1. "Blue Prelude" (Joe Bishop, Gordon Jenkins) - 3:15
2. "Children Go Where I Send You" (Simone, Traditional) - 2:45
3. "Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)" (Jerry Silverman, Stephen Gale) - 2:56
4. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 2:05
5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) - 3:50
6. "You've Been Gone Too Long" (Brother John Sellers) - 2:08
7. "That's Him Over There" (Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith) - 2:28
8. "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" (William Lovelock, Hecky Krasnow) - 2:40
9. "Theme From Middle of the Night" (George Bassman, Paddy Chayefsky) - 2:25
10. "Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:30
11. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:10
12. "Solitaire" (King Guion, Carl Nutter, Renee Borek) - 3:20

Personnel

• Nina Simone - vocals, piano
• Bob Mersey - arrangement, conductor
• Herb Snitzer - photography

References

Nina Simone
Studio albums	Little Girl Blue Nina Simone and Her Friends The Amazing Nina Simone Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone Sings Ellington Broadway-Blues-Ballads I Put a Spell on You Pastel Blues Nina Simone with Strings Wild Is the Wind High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone Sings the Blues Silk & Soul Nina Simone and Piano To Love Somebody Here Comes the Sun Baltimore Fodder on My Wings A Single Woman
Compilation albums	Nina's Choice The Soul of Nina Simone The Very Best of Nina Simone
Live albums	Nina Simone at Newport Nina at the Village Gate Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Folksy Nina Nina Simone in Concert Black Gold Live at Ronnie Scott's The Great Show Live in Paris Emergency Ward!
Live and studio albums	Nina Simone at Town Hall Let It All Out 'Nuff Said! It Is Finished
Remix albums	Remixed and Reimagined
Related articles	I Put a Spell on You (book) What Happened, Miss Simone?
Songs and singles "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" "Alone Again (Naturally)" "Angel of the Morning" "Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" "Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Cherish" "Cotton-Eyed Joe" "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" "Exactly Like You" "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" "Feeling Good" "Fine and Mellow" "For All We Know" "Four Women" "Go Limp" "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" "Here Comes the Sun" "The House of the Rising Sun" "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" "I Loves You, Porgy" "I Put a Spell on You" "I Shall Be Released" "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" "If I Should Lose You" "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" "It Might as Well Be Spring" "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" "Just Like a Woman" "Lilac Wine" "Little Girl Blue" "The Look of Love" "Love Me or Leave Me" "Mississippi Goddam" "Mood Indigo" "The More I See You" "Mr. Bojangles" "My Baby Just Cares for Me" "My Sweet Lord" "My Way" "Ne me quitte pas" "Nobody" "Nobody's Fault but Mine" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "The Pusher" "Rich Girl" "(In My) Solitude" "Satin Doll" "Sea Lion Woman" "Sign o' the Times" "Since I Fell for You" "Sinnerman" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Something Wonderful" "Spring Is Here" "Strange Fruit" "Summertime" "Suzanne" "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" "That's All" "That's All I Want from You" "The Times They Are a-Changin'" "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" "To Love Somebody" "Trouble in Mind" "Turn! Turn! Turn!" "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" "Wild Is the Wind" "Willow Weep for Me" "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"
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