Nina Simone: The Montreux Years captures the electrifying spirit and raw emotion of Nina Simone’s legendary performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival between 1968 and 1990. This remarkable collection showcases Simone’s versatility across jazz, soul, blues, and funk, as she weaves powerful performances with deeply personal interpretations of classics and unexpected covers.
Fans will delight in hearing rare and previously unreleased recordings, including spellbinding renditions of "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free," “Four Women,” and her unforgettable take on “Ne Me Quitte Pas.” With superb sound quality that brings the intimacy and intensity of Simone's live shows to life, The Montreux Years is an essential document of one of music’s most iconic voices at her most passionate and unpredictable.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: BMG
- Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Blues
- Release Date: 10/15/2021
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TRACKS
A1. Someone To Watch Over Me (Intro)
A2. Backlash Blues
A3. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
A4. See-Line Woman
B1. Little Girl Blue (Pt 1 And 2)
B2. Don't Smoke In Bed
B3. Stars
B4. What A Little Moonlight Can Do
C1. African Mailman
C2. Just In Time
C3. Four Women
C4. No Woman No Cry
D1. Liberian Calypso
D2. Ne Me Quitte Pas
D3. Montreux Blues
D4. My Baby Just Cares For Me
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