SIMONE, NINA - The Amazing Nina Simone (Sealed) (LP)

Nina Simone's second LP, The Amazing Nina Simone, her first for the Colpix label who would release most of her early material, was originally released in 1959. A collection of blues, jazz, gospel, and folk music, mostly made up of standards and traditional tunes and favoring string arrangements to the piano work Simone is most known for, The Amazing Nina Simone is a beautiful and unique album when compared to the rest of her body of work. Showcasing her beautiful voice on legendary songs like "Willow Weep For Me" and the Rodgers/Hammerstein standard "It Might As Well Be Spring", this is a gorgeous album from one of the most powerful and idiosyncratic performers of the mid-20th century.