"This anthology of songs reminds me of the strength of one woman and the way that her voice will resonate forever and remind us why we have to say SOMETHING, speak the truth, talk from the heart and let our passion for the Greater Good drive us to be a little bit more like the illustrious Nina Simone: Bold, Brave, Gifted, Black AND Beautiful." —Alicia Keys
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit is a textbook case for preparing a compilation by a single artist, thematically. [more]
After close to a decade in self-imposed exile playing hotels and cruise ships in Britain, Dakota Staton returned to the U.S., signed to the Groove Merchant label, and cut her first [more]
This 1971 session finds McGriff continuing to do like so many other jazz musicians of the time: embrace and adapt to the emergence of funk and soul into mainstream music, and [more]
Twelve late-'60s RCA recordings feature a mix of styles, with some nice blues. ~ Richard Pack, All Music Guide
Organist Joey DeFrancesco switched to a small label for this release. He is featured with his regular trio (with guitarist Paul Bollenback and drummer Byron Landham), guest [more]
Just one of three similarly titled collections -- all with entirely different track listings, including a Canadian version that has the same design template -- the American version of Nina [more]
There's no question that Nina Simone is richly deserving of a three-CD (plus one DVD), 51-song box set such as To Be Free. From the late '50s until her death, she was one of the great [more]
One of her most pop-oriented albums, but also one of her best and most consistent. Most of the songs feature dramatic, swinging large-band orchestration, with the accent on the [more]