Nina Simone Sings the Blues (Vinyl) New

Name: Nina Simone Sings the Blues (Vinyl) New
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Title: Sings the Blues
Condition: New
Format: Vinyl
Artist: Nina Simone
Description: PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN

In both her public and private life, Nina Simone was adamant about one thing, namely, what she simply would not tolerate. She sometimes complained about the miserable erotic prowess of her lovers, while at other times her audience were a target for her tongue. Sometimes she cancelled her performances at short notice and held a tirade against show business as such. In her music, rooted in gospel, she sought a path which took her down a middle course between jazz and pop, thus earning her the title of High Priestess Of Soul (as in the LP title) with her rock fans in the Sixties. The present blues album was recorded during what was undisputedly her most productive phase. It is a recording which does not swim with the tide of the times in that it does not employ massive forces or seek the twang of electrification. Instead Nina Simone’s wonderfully sleek contralto voice bathes in the gentle timbre of an organ and a pithy, pulsating – but by no means stomping – rhythm. The cool, unemotional number “Sings The Blues“ guarantees riveting tension and the authenticity of the genre which is, of course, the be all and end all of music for every black artist. Surely no compilation, no matter how carefully conceived, could possibly mark the diva’s 70th birthday in February and sudden death in April 2203 better than this re-release. This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under http://www.pure-analogue.com. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

Im gesellschaftlichen und privaten Leben wusste Nina Simone immer sehr genau was sie nicht wollte. Manchmal lamentierte sie über die miesen erotischen Qualitäten ihrer Liebhaber, dann bekam das Publikum sein Fett. Andere Male sagte sie Auftritte kurzerhand ab und schimpfte auf das Show-Geschäft. In der Musik, verwurzelt im Gospel, suchte sie den Mittelweg zwischen Ja
Record Label: Speakers C (Lotus Records)
No Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4260019711878
Genre: Jazz
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Type: Traditionele blues

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