Album: At Town Hall by Nina Simone (1959)
Genre: Jazz | Mood: Epic
Format: Live

Description: Nina Simone at Town Hall is a 1959 live album by Nina Simone. It was recorded live at The Town Hall on 15 September 1959 and released as her second album for Colpix Records that same year. Some of the songs were featured in the concert but were re-recorded in a studio for the album.

Artist Background: Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Born the sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scho... Part of the North Carolina, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the North Carolina, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, Epic, classic, Live


Nina Simone at Town Hall is a 1959 live album by Nina Simone. It was recorded live at The Town Hall on 15 September 1959 and released as her second album for Colpix Records that same year. Some of the songs were featured in the concert but were re-recorded in a studio for the album.

At Town Hall

Nina Simone

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