The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection

Original Release Date:  May 31, 2011

Track Listing

• 1. I Loves You Porgy
• 2. Central Park Blues
• 3. My Baby Just Cares For Me
• 4. African Mailman
• 5. Don't Smoke In Bed
• 6. Good Bait
• 7. Little Girl Blue
• 8. Mood Indigo
• 9. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
• 10. Stompin' At The Savoy
• 11. You're Been Gone Too Long
• 12. Theme From "Middle Of The Night"
• 13. It Might As Well Be Spring
• 14. Can't Get Out Of This Mood
• 15. Solitaire
• 16. That's Him Over There
• 17. Blue Prelude
• 18. Summertime
• 19. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)
• 20. Children Go Where I Send You
• 21. Chilly Winds Don't Blow
• 22. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
• 23. Wild Is The Wind
• 24. Exactly Like You
• 25. Cotton Eyed Joe
• 26. The Other Woman
• 27. Under The Lowest
• 28. Return Home
• 29. I Don't Want Him (Anymore)
• 30. Fine And Mellow
• 31. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
• 32. Porgy
• 33. Nina's Blues
• 34. Trouble In Mind
• 35. In The Evening By The Moonlight
• 36. Stardust
• 37. The Banana Boat Song
• 38. Harbor Lights
• 39. Nice Work If You Can Get It
• 40. Santa Baby
• 41. Night And Day
• 42. Misty
• 43. I Won't Cry Anymore
• 44. Tenderly
• 45. All Of You
• 46. Passing Strangers
• 47. Cold, Cold Heart
• 48. Trav'lin' Light
• 49. W-O-M-A-N
• 50. Blue Skies
• 51. Broken Hearted Melody
• 52. New Blowtop Blues
• 53. Lady Sings The Blues
• 54. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
• 55. You Do Something To Me

Credits

• Nina Simone: Arranger, Composer
• Berlin: Composer
• Hoagy Carmichael: Composer
• Count Basie: Composer
• Benny Goodman: Composer
• Andy Razaf: Composer
• Billie Holiday: Composer
• Duke Ellington: Composer
• Oscar Hammerstein II: Composer
• Cole Porter: Composer
• Lovelock: Composer
• Mallory: Composer
• Javits: Composer
• Garner: Composer
• Sellers: Composer
• Paddy Chayefsky: Composer
• McHugh: Composer
• Gershwin: Composer