Nina Simone Live at the Olympia (Part II) : Nina Simone sings "Ain't Got No / I Got Life", "Revolution", "Four Woman", and more / Bernard Lion, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lion, Bernard, film director.

Perla, Gene, performer.

Irvine, Weldon, performer.

Schackman, Al, performer.

Rothchild, Gina, performer.

Duke, Doris, performer.

Alias, Don, performer.

Office national de radiodiffusion télévision française (ORTF).

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Office national de radiodiffusion télévision française (ORTF), 1970.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

In 1969 Nina Simone was at the height of her artistic powers. It was the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, and her voice had been inseparable from the cause ever since 1964's masterpiece "Mississippi Goddam." Yet as her political activism rose, her music took a back seat and she became more and more engaged, more aligned with Malcolm X's advocation for revolution rather than Martin Luther King's peaceful resistance arguments, though she had great respect for Dr. King, also. In 1967, two years before this concert, she recorded another track that would become one of her enduring pieces, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free," by Billy Taylor, on her album Silk and Soul. Part two of this unique concert at the Olympia venue in Paris starts with a touching and raw performance of "The Other Woman," by Jessie Mae Robinson. It is an opening laced with deep sadness, taken from her 1959 album Nina Simone at Town Hall. Next up is a beautiful cover of the famous "To Love Somebody," boosted by the presence of two fantastic backing singers. Here, the band is able to let go a little more, with the rock and R & B accents coming through. Yet whether on slower, more pensive tracks or ones with a bold and joyous edge, Nina Simone is as captivating as it gets - one of the best performers of all time without a shadow of a doubt. The second segment also features her own track "Four Women," covers of Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and more. There is only one Nina Simone

Contents:

The Other Woman / Jessie Mae Robinson

To Love Somebody / Barry and Robin Gibb

Turn Turn Turn / Pete Seeger

If He Changed My Name / Robert MacGimsey

Four Women / Nina Simone

Save Me / Aretha Franklin

I Shall Be Released / Bob Dylan

Revolution / Weldon Irvine

Ain't Got No / I Got Life / James Rado.

Participant:

Gene Perla, Bass guitarist ; Weldon Irvine, organist ; Al Schackman, electric guitar ; Gina Rothchild, Vocalist ; Doris Willingham, Vocalist ; Don Alias, drummer.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Robinson, Jessie Mae. Other Woman.

Container of: Gibb, Barry and Robin. To Love Somebody.

Container of: Seeger, Pete. Turn Turn Turn.

Container of: MacGimsey, Robert. If He Changed My Name.

Container of: Simone, Nina. Four Women.

Container of: Franklin, Aretha. Save Me.

Container of: Dylan, Bob. I Shall Be Released.

Container of: Irvine, Weldon. Revolution.

Container of: Rado, James. Ain't Got No / I Got Life.

OCLC:

1252974440