The Montreux Years

~ Release by Nina Simone (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Intro
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
0:25
2Go to Hell
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Go to Hell (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist)
3:29
3Just in Time
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Colpix Records (a/k/a Colpix Records) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
24:40
4When I Was a Young Girl
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
When I Was a Young Girl (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:43
5Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus and Horace Ott
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Chris-n-Jen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1981)
4:42
6Ne me quitte pas
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version) (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
5:06
7To Love Somebody
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
edit of:
To Love Somebody (live, 1968‐06‐16: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland with applause at the end) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (on 1968-06-16)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
14:21
8Backlash Blues
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live recording of:
Backlash Blues (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Filmtrax-Mogul (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Rolls Royce Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
13:54
9The House of the Rising Sun
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
7:27
10See‐Line Woman
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
See‐Line Woman (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
George Bass and Nina Simone
is based on:
Sea Lion Woman
4:43
11Please Read Me
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Please Read Me (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
Abigail Music and Gibb Brothers Music
3:21
12Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-06-16)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
10:56
13Gin House Blues
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (on 1968-06-16)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
6:26
14I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
double bass:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-06-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Buck Clarke (on 1968-06-16)
guitar:
Henry Young (Chinese-Ukrainian guitarist from Vancouver, B.C.; toured with Nina Simone) (on 1968-06-16)
organ and percussion:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-06-16)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-06-16)
recorded at:
Montreux Casino (1st incarnation, 1881–1971) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1968-06-16)
live cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (on 1968-06-16)
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
8:45