Nina Simone - The Montreux Years

The Montreux Years is a live compilation album by American singer songwriter Nina Simone, released in June 2021 via BMG.

Nina Simone: The Montreux Years is released as part of a brand-new Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG collection series “The Montreux Years"

The collections uncover legendary performances by some of the world’s most iconic artists alongside rare and never-before-released recordings from the festival’s rich 55-year history, remastered in superlative audio. Each collection is accompanied by exclusive liner notes and previously unseen photography.

Nina Simone’s multi-faceted and radical story is laid bare on this albuym The Montreux Years.

From Nina’s glorious and emotional 1968 performance to her fiery and unpredictable concert in 1976, one of the festival’s most remarkable performances ever witnessed, the collection includes recordings from all other five legendary Montreux concerts in 1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 and 1990.

Featuring rare and previously unreleased material from Claude Nobs’ private collection, Nina Simone devotees worldwide will be thrilled by the inclusion of the powerful “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”, poignant and fearless “Four Women” and Simone’s hauntingly beautiful performance of “Ne Me Quitte Pas”.

This double album 2LP record set is on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl with printed inner sleeves, pressed in Europe via BMG.