The "High Priestess of Soul," Nina Simone.
This week on The New Jazz Archive we go in search of the life and music of Nina Simone—from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of jazz's fiercest voices for civil rights. Read the full description.
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This week on the show, we'll spend the hour exploring the life and music of the great Nina Simone. We’ll talk with New York Magazine's Joe Hagan about his look inside Nina Simone’s private diaries and chat with Simone biographer Nadine Cohodas about Nina’s life and music from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of the fiercest voices for civil rights. And we’ll of course listen to some of Nina’s best from her more than 30 year reign as the High Priestess of Soul.
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This week on the show, we'll spend the hour exploring the life and music of the great Nina Simone. We’ll talk with New York Magazine's Joe Hagan about his look inside Nina Simone’s private diaries and chat with Simone biographer Nadine Cohodas about Nina’s life and music from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of the fiercest voices for civil rights. And we’ll of course listen to some of Nina’s best from her more than 30 year reign as the High Priestess of Soul.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Baby Just Cares For Me | Nina Simone | Her Greatest Hits. | Roslin Records | 2011 | 03:28 |
| Wild is the Wind | Nina Simone | The Best of Nina Simone 20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection. | Verve Reissues | 2007 | 06:57 |
| Do I Move You? | Nina Simone | Nina Simone: Anthology. | RCA Records | 2003 | 02:45 |
| Born Under a Bad Sign | Nina Simone | The Definitive Rarities Collection. | Artwork Media | 2009 | 06:01 |
| I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free | Nina Simone | The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl. | RCA Records | 1998 | 03:11 |
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