Nina Simone - You've Got To Learn

Nina Simone - You've Got To LearnThe Newport Jazz Festival had always brought the best out of Nina Simone. On July 2, 1966 the audience was treated to the full range of her artistry from the opener, a breathtaking version of "You've Got To Learn" to a swinging take on "Mississippi Goddam." After the standing ovation, her fans were rewarded with the show stopping encore, "Music For Lovers." This previously unreleased recording makes it clear why hearing Nina Simone in concert was a

but sculpted by a producer who's always completely in control as he introduces risky eccentricities like feline groans and videogame blips

imbibing the 1980's Western world's then-burgeoning ambient-electronic scene with a unique environmental gravitas and vibrant tropical colour

wondering if I'll ever clean up my act

the band is still improvising and communicating without bowing to commerce

Even though they only live a short drive away from each other in Los Angeles

she uploaded several early compositions and collaborations online

and shadowy synth experiments

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was released on CD

screaming "gimme a sign" breathlessly over pounding club-primed kicks and wiry synths

including his first single "Try Saying You're Alive

Alex Winter’s assembly features appearances by Frank’s widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank’s musical collaborators including Mike Keneally