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Nina Simone Sings Ellington
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Nina Simone Sings Ellington · In 1962, Nina Simone recorded songs that Duke Ellington had recorded. He wrote most of them himself or with others, such as Irving Mills and Billy Strayhorn. It was her fourth studio album. She sang, played piano and wrote the arrangements herself. The Malcolm Dodds Singers accompany her.
The sleeve shows only her head, in colour. According to her autobiography, the photograph was meant as an image of her whole body, but she was pregnant with her daughter Lisa at the time. The photographer tried various poses to hide her belly, and probably did not succeed. A leftover shot from the same session she used in 1966 for Nina Simone with Strings.
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- 1Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me2:50Apple Music ↗
- 2I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)4:07Apple Music ↗
- 3Hey Buddy Bolden2:27Apple Music ↗
- 4Merry Mending2:36Apple Music ↗
- 5Something to Live For2:56Apple Music ↗
- 6You Better Know It2:25Apple Music ↗
- 7I Like the Sunrise3:01Apple Music ↗
- 8Solitude3:46Apple Music ↗
- 9The Gal from Joe's2:13Apple Music ↗
- 10Satin Doll3:38Apple Music ↗
- 11It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)2:34Apple Music ↗
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