Live in Europe
| Live in Europe | ||||
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| 📅 Released | July 3, 1972 | |||
| 🎙️ Recorded | June 18, 1968 | |||
| Venue | The Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Trip, Dakota, Accord, Phoenix, Disques Festival | |||
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Live in Europe is a live album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone containing recording of Nina's performance at the second Montreux Jazz Festival, in 1968. It has also been released as Right On! and The Great Show: Live in Paris, even though it was recorded in Switzerland.
Recalling the performance years later, Simone thought she had barely been able to perform, as she was still grieving over the death of Martin Luther King, and had just found out about the death of Robert F. Kennedy. However, the recording of the concert and reviews indicate that she was in a good mood and in terrific form.
Contemporary reviews noted the fine political edge of the concert. Melody Maker writer Michael Smith commended Simone for her ability to captivate and transport an audience that was initially indifferent and drive them to a mood of ecstatic acclamation.[1][2][3]
In 2015, the record was reissued under the Montreux Jazz Festival own label, through their Essentials collection.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Intro & Devil's Workshop" (Morris Bailey, Jr.)
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
- "When I Was a Young Girl" (Traditional)
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus)
- "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (Jacques Brel)
- "To Love Somebody" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb)
- "Blacklash Blues" (listed on album simply as "Back Lash") (Langston Hughes, Nina Simone)
- "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional; credited to Nina Simone)
- "See-Line Woman" (George Bass)
- "Please Read Me" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb)
- "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" (extended version; listed on album simply as "Life") (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni)
- "Gin House Blues" (Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy)
Personnel[edit]
- Nina Simone - piano, vocals
- Henry Young - guitar
- Gene Taylor - bass
- Sam Waymon - organ, vocals
- Buck Clarke - drums
Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Colvin, Sarah; Karcher, Katharina (2018). Gender, Emancipation, and Political Violence. Routledge. Search this book on
- ↑ Hampton, Sylvia; Nathan, David (2004). Nina Simone: Break Down & Let it All Out. Sanctuary. pp. 214–215. Search this book on
- ↑ Cohodas, Nadine (2012). Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. Univ of North Carolina Press. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.montreuxjazz.com/lannee-nina
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