Name: Strange Fruit: Rare Studio and Live Recordings
Brand: Nina Simone

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

950654

Colour

Orange

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

180 Gram, Spain Import

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Lasgo

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

8436559465311

Total Cap

9999

Orange LP

Artist

Nina Simone

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

WaxTime In Color

Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, she began giving piano recitals at a young age after playing at her local church. Her talent impressed her mother's employer and a local fund set up by her music teacher, who funded her childhood piano lessons.

At the age of 17, Nina moved to Philadelphia where she taught piano and played to raise money for her studies at New York's renowned Juilliard School Of Music. To support her family financially, she worked in a bar in Atlantic City where she gained a devoted following through singing.

Nina's career took off when she recorded Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy," which became a US Top 40 hit. This success led to performances at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Newport Jazz Festival. Throughout her career, Nina embraced numerous Civil Rights anthems and was a passionate supporter of the movement.

In the 1970s, Nina left the US and lived in various places including Barbados, Africa, the Netherlands before settling in France where she passed away from cancer in 2003. Known for drawing heavily on gospel blues soul jazz R&B folk music forms within her voice; it found wider popularity late in life when "My Baby Just Cares For Me" became an unlikely UK chart hit featured in a TV ad campaign.

Among the treasures compiled here are her seldom heard earliest recordings made in Atlantic City in 1956, four singles waxed for Colpix, and various live recordings from the same period. The first five tracks were recorded live at a club somewhere in Atlantic City. These were among the first Nina Simone recordings ever made.

The live sets on Side B clearly attest to Nina's popularity during that period. She is heard playing at jazz clubs, and one of the live sets includes the song that gives its title to this collection, "Strange Fruit."

Strange Fruit: Rare Studio and Live Recordings

Music US

Discover Strange Fruit: Rare Studio and Live Recordings by Nina Simone on LP format from WaxTime In Color. Early recordings capturing Nina's live performances in Atlantic City.