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Nina Simone: Silk & Soul

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Label: RCA Victor Records
Released: 1967.10.15
Time:
 72:08
Category: Vocal, Soul, Jazz
Producer(s): Danny Davis
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Media type: CD
Web address: www.ninasimone.com
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Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] It Be's That Way Sometime (Sam Waymon) - 2:58
[2] The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:23
[3] Go To Hell (Morris Bailey, Jr.) - 2:49
[4] Love O' Love (Andy Stroud) - 5:06
[5] Cherish (Terry Kirkman) - 3:22
[6] I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Billy Taylor, Richard Carroll Lamb) - 3:09
[7] Turn Me On (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:26
[8] Turning Point (Martha Holmes) - 2:01
[9] Some Say (Charles Reuben) - 2:10
[10] Consummation (Nina Simone) - 4:10

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Nina Simone - Vocals, Piano, Arrangements & Conductor on [12]

Ernie Hayes - Harpsichord on [1,3-10], Piano on [1,3-10]
Eric Gale - Guitar on [1,3-12]
Everett Barksdale - Guitar on [11,12]
Rudy Stevenson - Guitar on [1,3-10]
Gene Taylor - Bass on [1,3-10]
Jerry Jemmott - Bass on [11-12]
Mel Tax - Alto Saxophone on [1,4,6], Baritone Saxophone on [1,4,6], Bass Clarinet on [7,8,10], Clarinet on [7,8,10], Contractor on [1,3-10], Flute on [1,3-6,9], Bass Flute on [3,5,9], G Flute on [1,4,6-8,10]
Jerome Richardson - Baritone Saxophone on [3,5,9], Flute on [3,5,9], Bass Flute on [3,5,9]
George Marge - Bass Clarinet on [7,8,10], Clarinet [7,8,10], Flute on [7,8,10], G Flute on [7,8,10]
Seldon Powell - Alto Flute on [1,4,6], Saxophone on [11,12], Tenor Saxophone on [1,4,6]
Ernie Royal - Trumpet on [1,3-6,9]
Marky Markowitz - Trumpet on [1,3-6,9]
Martin Grupp - Marimba on [7,8,10], Tympani on [7,8,10]
Bernard Purdie - Drums on [1,3-12], Tympani on [3,5,9]
Richard Tee - Organ on [11,12]
Weldon Irvine - Organ on [11,12]
George Devens - Percussion on [11,12]
Gordon Powell - Percussion on [11,12], Vibes on [11,12]
Montego Joe - Percussion on [11,12]
George Coleman - Saxophone on [11,12]
Haywood Henry - Saxophone on [11,12]
Norris Turney - Saxophone on [11,12]
Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone on [11,12]
Richard Harris - Trombone on [11,12]
Harold Johnson - Trumpet on [11,12]
Jimmy Nottingham - Trumpet on [11,12]
Joe Shepley - Trumpet on [11,12]
Wilbur Bascomb - Trumpet on [11,12]
Barbara Webb - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Eileen Gilbert - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Hilda Harris - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Jerome Graff - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Maeretha Stewart - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Milt Grayson - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Noah Hopkins - Backing Vocals on [11,12]
Ralph H. Fields - Backing Vocals on [11,12]

Sammy Lowe - Arrangements & Conductor on [1-10]
Weldon Irvine - Arrangements & Conductor on [11-12]
Kermit Moore - Cello on [7,8,10]
Seymour Barab - Cello on [7,8,10]
Alfred Brown - Viola on [7,8,10]
Gene Orloff - Violin on [7,8,10]
Mac Ceppos - Violin on [7,8,10]

Danny Davis - Producer
Richard Seidel - Reissue Producer
Ray Hall - Engineer
Mark Wilder - Mastering
Michelle Holme - Art Direction, Design
Jeremy Holiday - A&R Coordination
Steve Berkowitz - Legacy A&R
Del Shields - Liner Notes

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After moving from the blues to soul for her second RCA album, Nina Simone's extroverted, confident delivery proved a natural match with the ranks of soul shouters working the crowds during the late '60s. A plane ticket to Memphis or Muscle Shoals could've resulted in one of Simone's best works; unfortunately, this set was recorded in New York, and it shows. Simone does well taking on Dusty Springfield for "The Look of Love," though the sedate supper-club backing doesn't quite jive with her smooth, studied performance. Better are the less familiar tunes, like the highlight "It Be's That Way Sometimes" (written by Simone's brother Sam Waymon), "Go to Hell," and "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," a trio of songs Nina Simone has no trouble making her own.

John Bush - All music Guide



Originally released in 1967 as an LP, Silk and Soul followed Nina Simone's blues album by combining pop songs with soulful musical statements that included strong threads from gospel and blues. Two bonus tracks are included, both originally released as singles in '69.

Pianist Billy Taylor wrote one of the keystone selections for this album, "I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free. It's a spiritual piece that opens the door for Simone's crusade against social inequities. Gospel and blues have always provided meaningful support for active social commentary, and Simone followed up on her wishes for a better world by letting her heart guide her.

Turning Point tells the tender story of a little girl being introduced to racial inequality. It's a timeless message that has as much value today as it did in the 1960s. Jerome Richardson's big baritone sax drives "Some Say with a celebration of soul music. Here, Simone delivers her message of love for the world through a happy medium of hard-charging funk and soul. "The Look of Love and "Love 'o Love, on the other hand, come to us softly on bended knee. She had many ways of getting her message across, and it was always with a pure heart.

Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry celebrates with a large studio band and gospel choir. Here, Simone is at home with her High Priestess of Soul appellation and ready to help spread the word. The same is true for "Save Me, which was also recorded in 1969. Whether working with a large studio orchestra or with her own blues-based band, Simone was always convincing. What the world still needs is more good souls like her.

Jim Santella - January 11, 2006
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Silk & Soul is an album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. In 1968, Simone got a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song "You'll Go to Hell" from this album. She lost to Aretha Franklin. "It Be's That Way Sometime", a song written by Nina's brother Sam Waymon. "The Look of Love", a song by Burt Bacharach, originally written for the movie Casino Royale (1967). "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", this song was written by Billy Taylor. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke, Ray Charles and Levon Helm, and can be regarded as a civil rights anthem. "Turning Point", which at first seems to be a child's song about making a new friend, later turns into a song questioning the origins of racism. Lyrics written by Martha Holmes. "Consummation" is a love song written by Nina Simone.

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