Forbidden Fruit

by Nina Simone

Forbidden Fruit cover art

Documenting Simone accompanied by her own working trio, this Colpix Records release seamlessly merged stark piano blues with sophisticated jazz standards. Her commanding instrumental technique and deeply emotive vocal delivery breathed profound, melancholic life into both traditional work songs and Oscar Brown Jr. compositions.

Genres

  • Vocal Jazz
  • Rhythm & Blues

Tracklist

  1. Rags and Old Iron
  2. No Good Man
  3. Gin House Blues
  4. I'll Look Around
  5. I Love to Love
  6. Work Song
  7. Where Can I Go Without You
  8. Just Say I Love Him
  9. Memphis in June
  10. Forbidden Fruit
  11. Porgy I Is Your Woman Now
  12. Baubles Bangles and Beads
  13. Gimme a Pigfoot
  14. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
  15. Spring Is Here
  16. Lonesome Valley
  17. Golden Earrings
  18. My Ship
  19. 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
  20. Try a Little Tenderness
  21. Od Yesh Homa