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Ledisi's profound connection with Nina Simone's music began in 2003, when a radio DJ's spin of "Trouble in Mind" provoked a moment of catharsis at an extremely low period in the singer's life. Over the years, Ledisi performed and recorded the Simone composition "Four Women," seen on BET's Black Girls Rock, and heard on the soundtrack of For Colored Girls, headlined numerous Simone-themed concerts, and put on a Simone-honoring autobiographical play -- one that culminated in her interpretation of the song that was her providential gateway to (or lifeline from) the high priestess. Immediately preceded and followed by other celebrations of Simone, such as a PBS special and a Hollywood Bowl date, Ledisi Sings Nina strengthens the bond. Much ground is covered in its brief duration. It varies in mood and style amid a mix of songs Simone either wrote or re-envisioned, with Ledisi supported in grand style by her hometown New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and the Netherlands' Metropole Orkest. On a new version of "Four Women," Ledisi takes the spotlight after strong turns from Lizz Wright, Alice Smith, and Lisa Fischer, thereby reprising her role as "fourth woman" Peaches. She belts "I'll kill the first mother I see" as if her blood is boiling instead of cold, and the threat startles even when it's anticipated. "Feeling Good" and "My Baby Just Cares for Me" -- the latter updated with some winking modern references -- seemed done to death until Ledisi's frisky resuscitations here. On a stark and stirring "Ne me quitte pas," Ledisi craftily switches from Jacques Brel's original French lyrics to Rod McKuen's English adaptation. "Work Song" is flashier without trivializing the subject's grave circumstances. "I'm Going Back Home," high-energy gospel in original form, gets a brilliant NOLA second-line overhaul that celebrates Ledisi's origin and inspiration with equally elevated levels of conviction. What's most appealing is that Ledisi is herself at all times, empowered by Simone yet utterly distinct. Whereas most tribute sets are merely pleasant stop-gaps between proper LPs, this is as crucial to Ledisi's discography as any of her four Grammy-nominated albums. She put all of herself into it.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Rex Rideout, Producer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Andy Greenwood, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Rik Mol, Trumpet - Jan Oosting, Trombone - Tom Walsh, Trumpet - Hans Vroomans, Keyboards - Peter Tiehuis, Guitar - Mieke Honingh, Viola - Julia Jowett, Viola - Aram Kersbergen, Bass - Rani Kumar, Viola - Martijn Vink, Drums - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Eddy Koopman, Percussion - Metropole Orkest, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul van der Feen, Saxophone - Mariël van den Bos, Flute - Iris Schut, Viola - Isabella Petersen, Viola - Jascha Albracht, Cello - Joke Schonewille, Harp - Martin van den Berg, Bass Trombone - Arend Liefkes, Double Bass - Leo Janssen, Saxophone - Max Boeree, Saxophone - Murk Jiskoot, Percussion - Jules Buckley, Conductor, Producer - Martijn Sohier, Trombone - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Saxophone - Hans Wolters, Oboe - Emile Visser, Cello - Norman Jansen, Viola - Pablo Martínez Hernández, Trombone - Robinson Khoury, Trombone - Ray Bruinsma, Trumpet - Mariette Laport, Cello - Pieter Hunfeld, French Horn - Erik Winkelmann, Double Bass - Yoran Aarssen, Saxophone - Sjeng Schupp, Double Bass - Greg Foeller, Vocal Recording Engineer - Susanne Rosmolen, Cello - Janneke Groesz, Flute - Liz Hunfeld, French Horn - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Rex Rideout, Producer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Andy Greenwood, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Rik Mol, Trumpet - Jan Oosting, Trombone - Tom Walsh, Trumpet - Hans Vroomans, Keyboards - Peter Tiehuis, Guitar - Mieke Honingh, Viola - Julia Jowett, Viola - Aram Kersbergen, Bass - Rani Kumar, Viola - Martijn Vink, Drums - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Eddy Koopman, Percussion - Metropole Orkest, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul van der Feen, Saxophone - Mariël van den Bos, Flute - Iris Schut, Viola - Isabella Petersen, Viola - Jascha Albracht, Cello - Joke Schonewille, Harp - Martin van den Berg, Bass Trombone - Arend Liefkes, Double Bass - Leo Janssen, Saxophone - Max Boeree, Saxophone - Murk Jiskoot, Percussion - Jules Buckley, Conductor, Producer - Martijn Sohier, Trombone - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Saxophone - Hans Wolters, Oboe - Emile Visser, Cello - Norman Jansen, Viola - Pablo Martínez Hernández, Trombone - Robinson Khoury, Trombone - Ray Bruinsma, Trumpet - Mariette Laport, Cello - Pieter Hunfeld, French Horn - Erik Winkelmann, Double Bass - Yoran Aarssen, Saxophone - Sjeng Schupp, Double Bass - Greg Foeller, Vocal Recording Engineer - Susanne Rosmolen, Cello - Janneke Groesz, Flute - Liz Hunfeld, French Horn - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Rex Rideout, Producer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Andy Greenwood, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Rik Mol, Trumpet - Jan Oosting, Trombone - Tom Walsh, Trumpet - Hans Vroomans, Keyboards - Peter Tiehuis, Guitar - Mieke Honingh, Viola - Julia Jowett, Viola - Aram Kersbergen, Bass - Rani Kumar, Viola - Martijn Vink, Drums - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Eddy Koopman, Percussion - Metropole Orkest, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul van der Feen, Saxophone - Mariël van den Bos, Flute - Iris Schut, Viola - Isabella Petersen, Viola - Jascha Albracht, Cello - Joke Schonewille, Harp - Martin van den Berg, Bass Trombone - Arend Liefkes, Double Bass - Leo Janssen, Saxophone - Max Boeree, Saxophone - Murk Jiskoot, Percussion - Jules Buckley, Conductor, Producer - Martijn Sohier, Trombone - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Saxophone - Hans Wolters, Oboe - Emile Visser, Cello - Norman Jansen, Viola - Pablo Martínez Hernández, Trombone - Robinson Khoury, Trombone - Ray Bruinsma, Trumpet - Mariette Laport, Cello - Pieter Hunfeld, French Horn - Erik Winkelmann, Double Bass - Yoran Aarssen, Saxophone - Sjeng Schupp, Double Bass - Greg Foeller, Vocal Recording Engineer - Susanne Rosmolen, Cello - Janneke Groesz, Flute - Liz Hunfeld, French Horn - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael Ripoll, Guitar - David Parks, Bass - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Dimitri Tiomkin, Composer, Writer - Ned Washington, Composer, Writer - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Gregg Field, Producer, Engineer - Brian Collier, Drums - Brandon Waddles, Piano - Ronald Gutiérrez, Percussion - Benny Brigg, Engineer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Rex Rideout, Producer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Andy Greenwood, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Rik Mol, Trumpet - Jan Oosting, Trombone - Tom Walsh, Trumpet - Hans Vroomans, Keyboards - Peter Tiehuis, Guitar - Mieke Honingh, Viola - Julia Jowett, Viola - Aram Kersbergen, Bass - Rani Kumar, Viola - Martijn Vink, Drums - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Eddy Koopman, Percussion - Metropole Orkest, Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul van der Feen, Saxophone - Mariël van den Bos, Flute - Iris Schut, Viola - Isabella Petersen, Viola - Jascha Albracht, Cello - Joke Schonewille, Harp - Martin van den Berg, Bass Trombone - Arend Liefkes, Double Bass - Leo Janssen, Saxophone - Max Boeree, Saxophone - Murk Jiskoot, Percussion - Jules Buckley, Conductor, Producer - Martijn Sohier, Trombone - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Saxophone - Hans Wolters, Oboe - Emile Visser, Cello - Norman Jansen, Viola - Pablo Martínez Hernández, Trombone - Robinson Khoury, Trombone - Ray Bruinsma, Trumpet - Mariette Laport, Cello - Pieter Hunfeld, French Horn - Erik Winkelmann, Double Bass - Yoran Aarssen, Saxophone - Sjeng Schupp, Double Bass - Greg Foeller, Vocal Recording Engineer - Susanne Rosmolen, Cello - Janneke Groesz, Flute - Liz Hunfeld, French Horn - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Rex Rideout, Producer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Alice Smith, Vocals - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Jonathan Allen, Engineer - Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Lisa Fischer, Vocals - Andy Greenwood, Trumpet - Tom Rees-Roberts, Trumpet - Rik Mol, Trumpet - Jan Oosting, Trombone - Tom Walsh, Trumpet - Hans Vroomans, Keyboards - Peter Tiehuis, Guitar - Mieke Honingh, Viola - Julia Jowett, Viola - Aram Kersbergen, Bass - Rani Kumar, Viola - Martijn Vink, Drums - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Eddy Koopman, Percussion - Metropole Orkest, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lizz Wright, Vocals - Paul van der Feen, Saxophone - Mariël van den Bos, Flute - Iris Schut, Viola - Isabella Petersen, Viola - Jascha Albracht, Cello - Joke Schonewille, Harp - Martin van den Berg, Bass Trombone - Arend Liefkes, Double Bass - Leo Janssen, Saxophone - Max Boeree, Saxophone - Murk Jiskoot, Percussion - Jules Buckley, Conductor, Producer - Martijn Sohier, Trombone - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Saxophone - Hans Wolters, Oboe - Emile Visser, Cello - Norman Jansen, Viola - Pablo Martínez Hernández, Trombone - Robinson Khoury, Trombone - Ray Bruinsma, Trumpet - Mariette Laport, Cello - Pieter Hunfeld, French Horn - Erik Winkelmann, Double Bass - Yoran Aarssen, Saxophone - Sjeng Schupp, Double Bass - Greg Foeller, Vocal Recording Engineer - Susanne Rosmolen, Cello - Janneke Groesz, Flute - Liz Hunfeld, French Horn - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Michael Watson, Trombone - Rex Rideout, Producer - Ledisi, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - RAY BARDANI, Engineer - Adonis Rose, Conductor, Producer, Drums, Tambourine, Background Vocals - Reuben Cohen, Engineer - Rudy Stevenson, Composer - Ed Petersen, Tenor Saxophone - Chris Butcher, Trombone - Jason Stewart, Acoustic Bass - Misha Kachkachishvili, Engineer - Victor Atkins, Piano - Khari Allen Lee, Alto Saxophone - Ashlin Parker, Trumpet - Branden Lewis, Trumpet - Barney Floyd, Trumpet - Steven Glenn, Tuba - TJ Norris, Trombone - John Michael Bradford, Trumpet - Timothy Wyman, Assistant Mixer - Jeronne Ansari, Alto Saxophone - Ricardo Pascal, Tenor Saxophone - Ricio Fruge, Trumpet - Tim Stanbaugh, Engineer - Trevarri Huff Boone, Baritone Saxophone
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
Ledisi's profound connection with Nina Simone's music began in 2003, when a radio DJ's spin of "Trouble in Mind" provoked a moment of catharsis at an extremely low period in the singer's life. Over the years, Ledisi performed and recorded the Simone composition "Four Women," seen on BET's Black Girls Rock, and heard on the soundtrack of For Colored Girls, headlined numerous Simone-themed concerts, and put on a Simone-honoring autobiographical play -- one that culminated in her interpretation of the song that was her providential gateway to (or lifeline from) the high priestess. Immediately preceded and followed by other celebrations of Simone, such as a PBS special and a Hollywood Bowl date, Ledisi Sings Nina strengthens the bond. Much ground is covered in its brief duration. It varies in mood and style amid a mix of songs Simone either wrote or re-envisioned, with Ledisi supported in grand style by her hometown New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and the Netherlands' Metropole Orkest. On a new version of "Four Women," Ledisi takes the spotlight after strong turns from Lizz Wright, Alice Smith, and Lisa Fischer, thereby reprising her role as "fourth woman" Peaches. She belts "I'll kill the first mother I see" as if her blood is boiling instead of cold, and the threat startles even when it's anticipated. "Feeling Good" and "My Baby Just Cares for Me" -- the latter updated with some winking modern references -- seemed done to death until Ledisi's frisky resuscitations here. On a stark and stirring "Ne me quitte pas," Ledisi craftily switches from Jacques Brel's original French lyrics to Rod McKuen's English adaptation. "Work Song" is flashier without trivializing the subject's grave circumstances. "I'm Going Back Home," high-energy gospel in original form, gets a brilliant NOLA second-line overhaul that celebrates Ledisi's origin and inspiration with equally elevated levels of conviction. What's most appealing is that Ledisi is herself at all times, empowered by Simone yet utterly distinct. Whereas most tribute sets are merely pleasant stop-gaps between proper LPs, this is as crucial to Ledisi's discography as any of her four Grammy-nominated albums. She put all of herself into it.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:49
- Main artists: Ledisi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Jazz
© 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2021 Listen Back Entertainment, LLC under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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