妮娜．西蒙 / 向艾靈頓公爵致敬 (180g LP黑膠唱片)

★ 1962年 Colpix 唱片發行，Nina Simone 少有的主題式致敬專輯。AMG 三顆半星評價
 
★ 收錄〈I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)〉、〈It Don't Mean a Thing…〉以及〈Satin Doll〉等數首經典佳作。超值加收三首 Bonus Tracks
 
★ 使用 DMM 刻片技術壓製，33轉 180g 重量盤

1962年由 Colpix 唱片發行的《Sings Ellington!》，為 Nina Simone 少有的主題式專輯。輯中音樂如題所示，為重新詮釋爵士樂巨擘 Duke Ellington 作品的致敬專輯。其中，除了收錄〈I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)〉、〈It Don't Mean a Thing…〉、〈Solitude〉以及〈Satin Doll〉這些經典曲目外，也由 Duke Ellington 的組曲創作中分別挑選出〈Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me〉、〈Hey, Buddy Bolden〉與〈I Like Sunrise〉等作品。在專輯製作部分，請來 Stu Phillips 操刀，除了專輯中唯一的演奏曲〈Satin Doll〉外，皆透過 Nina Simone 擅長的鋼琴自彈自唱詮釋風格，再搭配由 Ralph Burns 指揮的樂團伴奏與 Malcolm Dodds Singers 的合聲，讓每首歌曲在聆聽上更顯豐富。

而本張 Vinyl Passion 黑膠重發版中，更加收〈Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out〉、〈I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 〉、〈Since My Love Has Gone〉三首分別與 Stu Phillips、Ralph Burns合作的錄音版本。

演出者：
Nina Simone

曲目：
Side A
1. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
3. Hey, Buddy Bolden
4. Merry Mending
5. Something To Live For
6. You Better Know It
7. I Like The Sunrise
 
Side B 
1. Solitude
2. The Gal From Joe’s
3. Satin Doll
4. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 
Bonus Tracks：
5. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 
6. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 
7. Since My Love Has Gone

《Nina Simone Sings Ellington!》
With the Malcolm Dodds Singers
Orchestra conducted and arranged by Ralph Burns

〈Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out〉
〈Since My Love Has Gone〉
Orchestra conducted and arranged by Stu Phillips

〈I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl〉
Orchestra conducted and arranged by Ralph Burns