簡介
二十世紀五十年中後期,美國社會逐漸從戰時經濟走向和平發展。在這一時期,美國石油工業蓬勃發展,加利福尼亞州一片欣欣向榮。大量的勞動者充滿希望地到那裡發展,於是一些大型夜總會應運而生。在這一時期湧現出的眾多爵士女歌手中,尼娜·西蒙無疑是最難劃分歸類的。在她錄製的眾多唱片中,音樂風格涵蓋了靈歌、爵士樂和流行音樂;而在她的演唱中又體現出了布魯斯音樂、福音音樂和百老匯音樂的精神。她的音色沉重憂鬱,表現出一種樸實無華的美麗。可以毫不誇張地說,尼娜·西蒙是一位不可多得的全面型女歌手。
音樂類型
Jazz, blues, soul, R&B, folk, gospel
作品
年份 | Album(作品) | Type(專輯) | Label | Billboard(公告牌) |
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1958 | Little Girl Blue | Studio | Bethlehem Records | |
1959 | Nina Simone and Her Friends | Studio | ||
The Amazing Nina Simone | Studio | Colpix Records | ||
Nina Simone at Town Hall | Live and studio | |||
1960 | Nina Simone at Newport | Live | 23 (pop) | |
Forbidden Fruit | Studio | |||
1962 | Nina at the Village Gate | Live | ||
Nina Simone Sings Ellington | Live | |||
1963 | Nina's Choice | Compilation | ||
Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall | Live | |||
1964 | Folksy Nina | Live | ||
Nina Simone in Concert | Live | Philips Records | 102 (pop) | |
Broadway-Blues-Ballads | Studio | |||
1965 | I Put a Spell on You | Studio | 99 (pop) | |
Pastel Blues | Studio | 8 (black) | ||
1966 | Nina Simone with Strings | Studio (strings added) | Colpix | |
Let It All Out | Live and studio | Philips | 19 (black) | |
Wild Is the Wind | Studio | 12 (black) | ||
1967 | High Priestess of Soul | Studio | 29 (black) | |
Nina Simone Sings the Blues | Studio | RCA Records | 29 (black) | |
Silk & Soul | Studio | 24 (black) | ||
1968 | Nuff Said | Live and studio | 44 (black) | |
1969 | Nina Simone and Piano | Studio | ||
To Love Somebody | Studio | |||
A Very Rare Evening | Live | PM Records | ||
1970 | Black Gold | Live | RCA Records | 29 (black) |
1971 | Here Comes the Sun | Studio | RCA Records | 190 (pop) |
Gifted & Black | Studio | Canyon Records | ||
1972 | Emergency Ward | Live and studio | RCA Records | |
1973 | Live at Berkeley | Live | Stroud | |
Gospel According to Nina Simone | Live | Stroud | ||
1974 | It Is Finished | Live | RCA Records | |
Sings Billie Holiday | Live | Stroud | ||
1978 | Baltimore | Studio | CTI Records | 12 (jazz) |
1980 | The Rising Sun Collection | Live | Enja | |
1982 | Fodder on My Wings | Studio | Carrere | |
1984 | Backlash | Live | StarJazz | |
1985 | Nina's Back | Studio | VPI | |
1985 | Live & Kickin | Live | ||
1987 | Let It Be Me | Live | Verve | |
Live at Ronnie Scott's | Live | Hendring-Wadham | ||
The Nina Simone Collection | Compilation | Deja Vu | ||
1993 | A Single Woman | Studio | Elektra Records | 3 (top jazz) |
Additional releases | ||||
1975 | The Great Show Live in Paris | Live | RCA? | |
1997 | Released | Compilation | RCA Victor Europe | |
2003 | Gold | Studio remastered | Universal/UCJ | |
Anthology | Compilation (from many labels) | RCA/BMG Heritage | ||
2004 | Nina Simone's Finest Hour | Compilation | Verve/Universal | |
2005 | The Soul of Nina Simone | Compilation + DVD | RCA DualDisc | |
Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976 | DVD only | Eagle Eye Media | ||
2006 | The Very Best of Nina Simone | Compilation | Sony BMG | |
Remixed and Reimagined | Remix | Legacy/SBMG | 5 (contemp.jazz) | |
Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone | Compilation/Live Compilation | Deluxe | ||
Forever Young, Gifted, & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit | Remix | RCA | ||
2008 | To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story | Compilation | Sony Legacy | |
2009 | The Definitive Rarities Collection - 50 Classic Cuts | Compilation | Artwork Media | |
? | Nina Simone Live | DVD only: Studio 1961 & '62 | Kultur/Creative Arts Television |