Nina Simone Sings Ellington

Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedNew York City, 1961
GenreVocal, jazz, blues, folk
Length32:22
LabelColpix SCP 425, mono: CP 425
ProducerStu Philips
Nina Simone chronology
Nina at the Village Gate
(1962)
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
(1962)
Nina’s Choice
(1963)
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Nina Simone Sings Ellington is the fourth studio album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone, released in 1962. The album features songs that were recorded by Duke Ellington. Most were composed or cowritten by Ellington, some with his longtime collaborators Irving Mills and Billy Strayhorn.

Besides singing and playing piano on the album, Simone arranged the performances. She is accompanied on the album by the Malcolm Dodds Singers.