The Platinum Collection: 42 All Time Classics

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

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▶12" Vinyl
3▼12" Vinyl
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E1Work Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
4.52:32
E2Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
producer:
Hal Mooney
arranger:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
cover recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (from 1965-05-19 until 1965-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Help, I’m a Publisher and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3.52:40
E3Plain Gold Ring
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records Inch (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Plain Gold Ring (in 1957-12)
lyricist:
George Stone (composer)
composer:
Blue Sky Black Death (US hip hop production duo), Earl Burroughs and George Stone (composer)
publisher:
Thandewye Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hank Snow Music (on 1959-09-21)
33:52
E4Central Park Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
recording of:
Central Park Blues (in 1957-12)
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Memory Music Lane Ltd.
56:47
E5Solitude
choir vocals:
The Malcom Dodds Singers (in 1962)
lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1962)
conductor:
Ralph Burns (in 1962)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1962)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
53:47
E6Little Liza Jane (live)
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-30)
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1960-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1960-06-30)
guitar:
Al Schackman (on 1960-06-30)
piano:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1960-06-30)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival (1960-06-30 – 1960-07-04)
live cover recording of:
Little Liza Jane (on 1960-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:33
E7Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
33:00
F1Rags and Old Iron
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
remixer:
Layo & Bushwacka! (DJs Layo Paskin & Matthew Benjamin)
cover recording of:
Rags and Old Iron (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
4.54:05
F2African Mailman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bethlehem Records (US jazz label, active 1950s–) (in 1959)
recording of:
African Mailman (in 1957-12)
composer:
Nina Simone
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:08
F3Summertime (live)
recorded at:
The Town Hall in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-12)
compilation of:
Summertime (instrumental) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone and Summertime (vocal) (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA) by Nina Simone
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:37
F4Children Go Where I Send You
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee (in 1959-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
42:49
F5Wild Is the Wind (live)
producer:
Bob Blake (co-producer of Nina Simone's live 1959 album "At Town Hall") and Jack Gold
bass:
Jimmy Bond (in 1959-10)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1959-10)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
Wild Is the Wind (theme song from the Paramount movie “Wild Is the Wind”) (in 1959-10)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:32
F6Stompin’ at the Savoy
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1959-04)
producer:
Hecky Krasnow
piano:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1959-04)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (in 1959-04)
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (in 1959-04)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
42:08
F7Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
cover recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3.52:51