... This routine - which can be heard and seen on different live performances by Ella - is done both as a joke and as a homage. By the early forties, Ella was already a well-known star. Although both Ella and Louis had probably met and performed together previously, they wouldn't be heard on record together until January [...]
1. Can't We Be Friends 2. Isn't This A Lovely Day? 3. Moonlight In Vermont 4. They Can't Take That Away From Me 5. Under A Blanket Of Blue 6. Tenderly 7. A Foggy Day [...]
1. Blue Suede Shoes 2. I'm Counting On You 3. I Got A Woman 4. One-Sided Love Affair 5. I Love You Because 6. Just Because 7. Hound Dog 8. Love Me Tender 9. Tutti Frutti [...]
... There are many who consider this session Simone's finest recording.
This outstanding release features Nina Simone's complete New York, 1957 trio session with Jimmy Bond on bass, Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums and Simone [...]
1. Mood Indigo 2. Don't Smoke In Bed 3. He Needs Me 4. Little Girl Blue 5. Love Me Or Leave Me 6. My Baby Just Care For Me 7. Good Bait 8. Plain Gold Ring 9. You'll Never Walk Alone [...]
1. El Paso 2. In The Valley 3. The Master's Call 4. Running Gun 5. Down In The Little Green Valley 6. Utah Carol 7. The Hanging Tree 8. The Story Of My Life 9. Big Iron [...]