Blackbird: The Colpix Recordings (1959 - 1963)

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Released in a clamshell box with 8 “Mini LP” style reproduction sleeves and a 36-page booklet.

Please note: the track lengths given in the booklet do not always agree with the track lengths of the material on the CD. Track lengths in MusicBrainz come from the ToC for each of the 8 CDs.

Annotation last modified on 2024-03-28 16:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Amazing Nina Simone (Expanded Edition)
2▶CD: Nina Simone at Town Hall (Expanded Edition)
3▶CD: Nina Simone at Newport (Expanded Edition)
4▶CD: Forbidden Fruit (Expanded Edition)
5▶CD: Nina Simone at the Village Gate (Expanded Edition}
6▶CD: Nina Simone Sings Ellington! (Expanded Edition)
7▼CD: Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall
#TitleRatingLength
1Black Swan (from “The Medium”)
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson
guitar:
Phil Orlando and Al Schackman
membranophone:
Montego Joe
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
The Medium: Act I. The Black Swan (Monica) (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Gian Carlo Menotti (US-based Italian composer)
part of:
The Medium: Act I
6:04
2Theme from Samson and Delilah
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
piano:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live instrumental recording of:
Theme from Samson and Delilah (on 1963-04-12)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arranger:
Nina Simone
arrangement of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
5:48
3If You Knew
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson
guitar:
Phil Orlando and Al Schackman
membranophone:
Montego Joe
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
If You Knew (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Nina Simone
3:28
4Theme From Sayonara
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live instrumental recording of:
Sayonara (Irving Berlin song) (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:17
5The Twelfth of Never
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson
guitar:
Phil Orlando and Al Schackman
membranophone:
Montego Joe
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1963-04-12)
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live cover recording of:
The Twelfth of Never (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hallmark Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Webster Music Co.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
is based on:
The Riddle Song (aka “I Gave My Love a Cherry”)
53:28
6Will I Find My Love Today
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson
guitar:
Phil Orlando and Al Schackman
membranophone:
Montego Joe
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Will I Find My Love Today (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist:
Sidney Shaw
composer:
Alex Fogarty
6:41
7Medley: The Other Woman/Cotton Eyed Joe
recording engineer:
Dick Alderson
producer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer)
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson
guitar:
Phil Orlando and Al Schackman
membranophone:
Montego Joe
vocals:
Nina Simone
arranger:
Nina Simone
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live cover recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
live cover recording of:
The Other Woman (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
27:25
8Will I Find a Resting Place
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
live recording of:
Will I Find a Resting Place? (on 1963-04-12)
4:40
9Little Liza Jane
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-04-12)
edit of:
Little Liza Jane (live, 1963‐04‐12: Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY, USA, with outro) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Little Liza Jane (on 1963-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:43
8▶CD: Folksy Nina (Expanded Edition)