An exceptional case. A rebel. In short, a jazz singer light years away from the clichés of the jazz world. Nina Simone's art was, above all, a cry. A saving grain of sand in an America plagued by segregation. Yumiko Hioki's superb comic strip perfectly captures the singularity of this great voice. A total charisma at the heart of the recordings that make up this exciting volume of the BD Music collection. Gems recorded between 1957 and 1962, mainly for the Colpix label, where she began to find a certain form of artistic freedom that matched her untamed personality. Particularly on her reinterpretations of blues, jazz and folk standards where Nina Simone already sang like Nina Simone and like no one else! © Marc Zisman/Qobuz