Forbidden Fruit - Plak

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To call Nina Simone a jazz singer is to neglect the depth and range of her artistry. A classical pianist, folk singer, protest singer, and songwriter, her arrangements are harmonically rich, varied, and rhythmically experimental, while her voice can go from lounge singer-smooth to raw and exposed in the space of a verse. <br /><br /> The tracks on Sides 1 & 2 comprise 1961's masterful "Forbidden Fruit" album. <br /><br /> While no session information exists to confirm this, Schackman, Hamilton and White were likely accompanying Nina when she recorded the eleven songs that comprise Sides 3 & 4, seven of which are from the small archive of previously unreleased tracks left in the Colpix vaults; and four of which were included on the Nina's final Colpix release, 1963's "Nina Simone With Strings”. <br /><br /> Recording: 1961 in New York City<br /><br /> Production: Cal Lampley