Nina Simone Sings Ellington!

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3.52:50
2I Got It Bad
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
44:07
3Hey, Buddy Bolden
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recording of:
Hey, Buddy Bolden
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
32:27
4Merry Mending
recording of:
Merry Mending
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
32:36
5Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
32:56
6You Better Know It
cover recording of:
You Better Know It
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
42:25
7I Like the Sunrise
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
cover recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music Inc
33:01
8Solitude
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1962)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:46
9The Gal From Joe’s
cover recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
4.52:12
10Satin Doll
instrumental cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music Inc and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.53:37
11It Don’t Mean a Thing
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1962)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
42:33
12Come On Back, Jack
2:16
13Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
cover recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:40
14I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
recording of:
I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Nina Simone's version)
writer:
James “Tim” Brymn, Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist), Dally Small and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl (Bessie Smith's version)
2:45
15Since My Love Has Gone
2:49
16If Only for Tonight
5:35