Nina Simone Brilha em "Silk & Soul": Uma Joia do Soul de 1967
Em Silk & Soul (1967), Nina Simone volta ao soul com uma energia contagiante, transformando cada faixa em uma experiência única. Gravado no mesmo ano que Nina Simone Sings the Blues, o álbum mistura soul, jazz e pop, com arranjos vibrantes de Sammy Lowe. Destaques incluem a poderosa "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", um hino de liberdade, e a envolvente "Go to Hell", onde Nina eleva letras simples a outro patamar. "It Be's That Way Sometime" brilha com sua entrega emocional, enquanto o cover de "The Look of Love" exsuda sofisticação. Nina gravou o álbum em apenas dois dias, canalizando sua intensidade única, a banda conta com músicos como Bernard Purdie (bateria) e Eric Gale (guitarra), que adicionam groove impecável.
1. In The Morning 2:12 2. Sunday in Savannah 3:03 3. The Backlash Blues 2:43 4. Please Read Me 2:44 5. Gin House Blues 2:47 6. Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) 5:31 7. Peace of Mind 2:40 8. Ain't Got No I Got Life 2:05 9. I Loves You Porgy 3:27 10. Take My Hand Precious Lord 1:35 11. Do What You Gotta Do 2:55
Nina Simone em Chamas: O Álbum que Transformou Dor em Arte”
Em 1968, Nina Simone lançou ’Nuff Said!, um disco que pulsa entre o blues rock, o jazz e o boogie, revelando toda a força de sua voz e piano em um momento histórico de tensão e esperança. Gravado ao vivo apenas três dias após o assassinato de Martin Luther King Jr., o álbum é um testemunho visceral da união entre música e luta social.
Destaques: brilham faixas como “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)”, uma homenagem pungente ao líder dos direitos civis, e “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life”, que se tornaria um dos maiores sucessos de Simone na Europa. Há também a intensidade de “Backlash Blues”, carregada de crítica social, e a energia crua de “Gin House Blues”. A instrumentação alterna entre arranjos enxutos e improvisações vibrantes, com a condução de Horace Ott em “Do What You Gotta Do” e a produção de Joe René, que garantem a fusão de estilos sem perder a essência da artista.
Curiosidade: grande parte do álbum foi gravada no Westbury Music Fair, em Nova York, em um show totalmente dedicado à memória de King. Além disso, a canção “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life” se tornou um hino de afirmação e liberdade, consolidando Nina Simone como voz incontornável da resistência cultural.
1. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
3. Hey, Buddy Bolden
4. Merry Mending
5. Something To Live For
6. You Better Know It
7. I Like The Sunrise
8. Solitude
9. The Gal From Joe's
10. Satin Doll
11. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
CD 1 1. My Baby Juste Cares For Me (3:43) 2. Love Me Or Leave Me (3:24) 3. Porgy (Live) (5:08) 4. Mood Indigo (4:03) 5. Plain Gold Ring (3:51) 6. Don't Smoke In Bed (3:13) 7. Central Park Blues (6:47) 8. Solitaire (3:25) 9. You've Been Gone Too Long (2:09) 10. Just Say I Love Him (6:27) 11. Merry Mending (2:35) 12. Chilly Winds Don't Blow (2:40) 13. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) (2:58) 14. Under The Lowest (Live) (5:20) 15. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:43) 16. Cotton Eyed Joe (Live) (2:54) 17. Nina's Blues (Live) (6:09) 18. It Don't Mean A Thing (2:31) 19. Can't Get Out Of This Mood (2:30) 20. You'll Never Walk Alone (3:47)
CD 2 1. I Loves You Porgy (4:09) 2. Forbidden Fruit (3:43) 3. African Mailman (3:08) 4. He Needs Me (2:24) 5. Little Girl Blue (4:20) 6. Come On Back, Jack (2:14) 7. No Good Man (3:36) 8. Brown Baby (5:44) 9. I Love To Love (3:20) 10. Summertime (Live) (5:36) 11. It Might As Well Be Spring (3:52) 12. Bye Bye Blackbird (Live) (8:17) 13. Hey, Buddy Bolden (2:29) 14. Solitude (3:46) 15. Stompin' At The Savoy (2:07) 16. Wild Is The Wind (3:31) 17. Rags And Old Iron (4:04) 18. Willow Weep For Me (3:10) 19. Gin House Blues (3:00) 20. Do Nathin' Till You Hear From Me (2:50)
CD 3 1. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (3:08) 2. Work Song (2:32) 3. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (2:39) 4. Blue Prelude (3:18) 5. That's Him Over There (2:28) 6. Children Go Where I Send You (2:49) 7. Theme From "Middle Of The Night" (2:27) 8. Fine And Mellow (Live) (3:21) 9. You Better Know It (2:26) 10. Black Is The color Of My True Love's Hair (Live) (3:26) 11. He Was Too Good To Me (Live) (4:54) 12. Something To Live For (2:56) 13. In The Evening By The Moonlight (6:11) 14. The Other Woman (Live) (3:01) 15. Return Home (Live) (5:14) 16. For All We Know (3:59) 17. Exactly Like You (Live) (3:08) 18. Little Liza Jane (Live) (4:32) 19. The Gal From Joe's (2:14) 20. I Like The Sunrise (3:01)
CD1 - Nina Simone in Concert (1964) 01. I Loves You, Porgy 02. Plain Gold Ring 03. Pirate Jenny 04. Old Jim Crow 05. Don't Smoke In Bed 06. Go Limp 07. Mississippi Goddam
CD2 - Broadway,Blues,Ballads (1964) 01. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 02. Night Song 03. The Laziest Gal In Town 04. Something Wonderful 05. Don't Take All Night 06. Nobody 07. I Am Blessed 08. Of This I'm Sure 09. See-Line Woman 10. Our Love 11. How Can I 12. The Last Rose Of Summer
CD3 - I put A Spell On You (1965) 01. I Put A Spell On You 02. Tomorrow Is My Turn 03. Ne Me Quitte Pas 04. Marriage Is For Old Folks 05. July Tree 06. Gimme Some 07. Feeling Good 08. One September Day 09. Blues On Purpose 10. Beautiful Land 11. You've Got To Learn 12. Take Care Of Business[/size
CD4 - Pastel Blues (1966) 01. Be My Husband 02. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 03. End Of The Line 04. Trouble In Mind 05. Tell Me More And More And Then Some 06. Chilly Winds Don't Blow 07. Ain't No Use 08. Strange Fruit 09. Sinnerman
CD5 - Let It All Out (1966) 01. Mood Indigo 02. The Other Woman 03. Love Me Or Leave Me 04. Don't Explain 05. Little Girl Blue [Live] 06. Chauffeur 07. For Myself 08. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown 09. This Year's Kisses 10. Images [Live] 11. Nearer Blessed Lord
CD6 - Wild Is The Wind (1966) 01. I Love Your Lovin' Ways 02. Four Women 03. What More Can I Say? 04. Lilac Wine 05. That's All I Ask 06. Break Down And Let It All Out 07. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart 08. Wild Is The Wind (Live In New York/1964) 09. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Live In New York/1964) 10. If I Should Lose You 11. Either Way I Lose
CD7 - High Priestess Of Soul (1967) 01. Don't You Pay Them No Mind 02. I'm Gonna Leave You 03. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 04. Keeper Of The Flame 05. The Gal From Joe's 06. Take Me To The Water 07. I'm Going Back Home 08. I Hold No Grudge 09. Come Ye 10. He Ain't Comin' Home No More 11. Work Song 12. I Love My Baby