'Nina Simone At Town Hall' is a 1959 live album by Nina Simone. It was recorded live at the Town Hall, New York, on 15 september 1959. This reissue features two bonus tracks: 'Vaynikehu' and 'Sinnerman', recorded live at the Village Gate, New York, April 1961. -
Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of complete albums by the great Nina Simone recorded in 1959: At Town Hall and the Amazing Nina Simone. At Town Hall was a real breakthrough in Nina's career. It showcases her singing and playing the piano backed by her own trio with Jimmy Bond on bass and Albert Tootie Heath on drums. Jackpot. 2010.
It was said of Nina Simone that she performed "with heart at all times", and that is none more evident than on Nina Simone at Town Hall. Only her four...
Ed Gonzalez - 28/Dec/2008
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Chris Dahlen - 12/Dec/2008
There are two types of maverick artists: the ones who adopt different styles as a way of switching costumes, and the ones who take a variety of musica...
Claudrena N. Harold - 17/Oct/2008
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. —Langston Hughes
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Ben Ratliff - 02/Oct/2008
Nina Simone was infernally complicated. In her songs, she was deeply American but convincingly European; a jazz singer-pianist, a Brechtian theatrical...