A belated birthday dedication to the one and only Nina Simone. Admittedly it took me a little while to fully get into Nina's records, even the well-known ones, but these days I always find something new and beautiful I hadn't noticed before on each one. Her eclectic song selection and style is so unique, there is nothing like it. The selections here are just a few of my favorites. Hope you enjoy. Special thank-you to Alan Levine and Ruth and Judith, who generously donated their copies of Nina's records to me in recent years.