I didn't realize it at the time, but there are a lot of live tracks on the Mix this year. Anyway, this is not the version that ended up on the Mix (it was live though, but no video), but this version is pretty great too.
Tag Archives: Nina Simone
Nina Simone — No Good Man
Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Composed by jazz pianist Billy Taylor, this song was originally an instrumental called “I Wish I Knew”. Taylor recorded it in November 1963 with Grady Tate on drums, Ben Tucker on bass, and a horn section. He also wrote the first verse of lyrics, then collaborated with Dick Dallas on the rest. Ms. Simone recorded the song, now retitled as “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,” for her 1967 album Silk & Soul. She performs it here at Montreux ‘76.
Nina Simone – Why? (The King of Love is Dead)
Fifty years.
Nina Simone – Why? (The King of Love is Dead)
We must never let love die.
This song was written and first performed at the Westbury Music Festival three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Below is that original performance in full:
7 Apr 1968
Nina Simone – I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl
1967
Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddam
Ms. Simone tells it like it is.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVQjGGJVSXc
1965
Nina Simone – Ain’t Got No
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcXI2BIUOQ
Oh, today feels like a Nina Simone kind of day. I ain't got no job, but I do have my hair on my head.
Nina Simone – Backlash Blues
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxX6pYrvGy4
Montreux, 1976