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Both jazz and classical music are often better on stage than in the studio, and Nina Simone bridged the gap between both of these art forms. One of Nina Simone's best albums, It Is Finished, is a live recording. And Montreux, here, a compilation of her previously-unpublished performances at the famous jazz festival, ranks alongside that earlier work in terms of quality. In it we hear segments from five concerts given on the shores of Lake Geneva, in 1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 and 1990, all of which enjoy excellent sound quality. 1968 saw the second outing of the festival and the beginning of a long relationship between Nina Simone and Montreux. This concert was previously only available on rare and expensive pressings, and this release allows us to hear Simone's great works from those days (from I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free to Backlash Blues or See-Line Woman plus her cover of Ne me quitte pas) performed in a workmanlike but relaxed style. It was later, and most notably in 1976, that her music reached extremes, moving between a fresh breeze and a cathartic rampage. High priestess of soul, Nina Simone became a shaman, an enchantress who did what she wanted with music and audiences. From intimate ballads to trancelike Afro-Jazz, Simone reigns supreme, totally in command of her material. The tracks from 1990 show an artist tested by life's trials, with quite a different voice. She had lost confidence and power, but this fragility made her even more affecting. © Stéphane Deschamps / Qobuz
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Langston Hughes, Composer, Writer - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Richard Lamb, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - BILLY TAYLOR, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Georges Bass, Composer, Lyricist - George H Bass, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - WILLARD ROBISON, Composer, Lyricist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Janis Ian, Composer, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Harry Woods, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Composer, Piano, MainArtist - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Vincent Ford, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Jacques Brel, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - J.Brel, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Morris Bailey, JR, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Jule Styne, Composer, Writer - Adolph Green, Composer, Writer - Betty Comden, Composer, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Billy Mure, Composer, Writer - Sebastian Mure, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
B. Benjamin, Composer, Lyricist - Gloria Caldwell, Composer - G. CALDWELL, Composer, Lyricist - S.Marcus, Composer, Lyricist - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - BENNIE BENJAMIN, Composer - Sol Marcus, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Jacques Brel, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - J.Brel, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Barry Gibb, Composer, Writer - Robin Gibb, Composer, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Langston Hughes, Composer, Writer - Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
A. Price, Composer, Lyricist - Traditional, Composer - Josh White, Composer - Libby Holmes, Composer - Nicholas Ray, Composer - Nina Simone, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Georges Bass, Composer, Lyricist - George H Bass, Composer, Writer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Barry Gibb, Composer - Robin Gibb, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
McDermot, Composer - Gerome Ragni, Composer - James Rado, Composer - Rado, Composer - Ragni, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Galt Macdermot, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Fletcher Henderson, Composer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - Henry Troy, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Richard Lamb, Writer - Nina Simone, Piano, MainArtist - BILLY TAYLOR, Composer
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Nina Simone Charitable Trust and Rich & Famous Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Montreux Sounds / Montreux Media Ventures and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
Album review
Both jazz and classical music are often better on stage than in the studio, and Nina Simone bridged the gap between both of these art forms. One of Nina Simone's best albums, It Is Finished, is a live recording. And Montreux, here, a compilation of her previously-unpublished performances at the famous jazz festival, ranks alongside that earlier work in terms of quality. In it we hear segments from five concerts given on the shores of Lake Geneva, in 1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 and 1990, all of which enjoy excellent sound quality. 1968 saw the second outing of the festival and the beginning of a long relationship between Nina Simone and Montreux. This concert was previously only available on rare and expensive pressings, and this release allows us to hear Simone's great works from those days (from I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free to Backlash Blues or See-Line Woman plus her cover of Ne me quitte pas) performed in a workmanlike but relaxed style. It was later, and most notably in 1976, that her music reached extremes, moving between a fresh breeze and a cathartic rampage. High priestess of soul, Nina Simone became a shaman, an enchantress who did what she wanted with music and audiences. From intimate ballads to trancelike Afro-Jazz, Simone reigns supreme, totally in command of her material. The tracks from 1990 show an artist tested by life's trials, with quite a different voice. She had lost confidence and power, but this fragility made her even more affecting. © Stéphane Deschamps / Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:07
- Main artists: Nina Simone
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2021 Montreux Sounds and Montreux Media Ventures under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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