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Remixed & Reimagined | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nina Simone
Label: Sony Legacy
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 126588
Media: LP Record
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 12.3 x 0.3
UPC: 886973356111
EAN: 0886973356111
ASIN: B001EOOR6E
Release Date: October 14, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I Can't See Nobody-Daniel Y. Remix | | • | Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter-Jazzeem's All Styles Remix | | • | Ain't Got No-I Got Life-Groovefinder Remix | | • | Save Me-Coldcut Remix | | • | Turn Me On-Tony Humphries Got U Turned On Dub | | • | Here Comes The Sun-Francois K. Remix | | • | Westwind-Organice Remix | | • | Go To Hell-Mowo Remix | | • | My Man's Gone Now-DJ Wally Remix | | • | The Look Of Love-Madison Park Vs. Lenny B Remix | | • | O-O-H Child-Nickodemus Remix | | • | To Love Somebody-Chris Coco's Stadium Rocker Remix | | • | Obeah Woman-DJ Logic Remix |
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Product Description
The music, images, strength, and style of Nina Simone, "The High Priestess of Soul," have as strong of an impact today as they ever had. Features new remixes by the most reputable and talented remixers in the game, including Tony Humphries, Francois K, DJ Logic, Mocean Worker, and more. Also includes the Madison Park vs. Lenny B remix of Look of Love, as featured on the Sex and The City Motion Picture Soundtrack!
Album Description
2007 collection of new remixes and reworkings of classic tracks from the often-sampled Jazz vocalist. 13 tracks including 'I Can't See Nobody' (Daniel Y. Remix), 'Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter' (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix), 'Westwind' (Organica Remix) and more. Sony/BMG.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Nina Simone just a little bit funkier... June 9, 2008
I have really enjoyed this CD. I've been a Nina fan for about 4 years now. I was really surprised at just how well one can remix and tune up her work to make it more modern without impacting her voice. Good stuff!
 Incompetent insulting remixes of one of music's greatest talents December 2, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A few years back I purchashed an amazing CD of Shirley Bassey remixes and, for who knows what reason, I was under the impression that it was from this "Remixed and Reimagined" series so I purchased Nina's CD without hesitation.
I am a HUGE Nina Sinone fan and thought that there was much potential for "reimagining" some of her songs, but you will never find out from this mess. Rarely have I encountered such an unlistenable product that I wanted to stompt it to pretend that it enver existed. If you like Nina, stay away no matter how hip the marketing concept may sound.
 For open-minded people... November 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wish the purists would just stay away from these remix projects! They complain that this isn't the Nina Simone (or whoever) they're familiar with and trash the release because of their own hidebound attitudes. The fact is, this a well assembled remix project that should please fans of the jazz-electronica genre (Verve Remixed, etc.), and more open-minded Nina fans as well. Calling this house music is simple-minded. There are beats here to be sure, but the producers take a variety of approaches that honor the original music without trampling it too much. Of course, like most of these remix projects, some efforts are more successful than others, but overall, very solid. I hope there are more in the Remixed & Reimagined series in the pipeline. Meanwhile, the stubbornly literal-minded types should stop buying (and reviewing) these!
Nina would be disappointed November 12, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nina Simone would be so disappointed with this. It just sounds like someone superimposed lyrics and new age groove music. It sounds like two different pieces of music playing at the same time. What a shame.
 Good Just the Way She Is: Better Revisited than Remixed November 4, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received an advance copy of the recording and put off listening to it for a year. Now I understand why. I'll admit I'm not an "avid" Nina Simone fan, but ever since her recording of "I Loves You Porgy" I've followed her career and enjoyed much of her work. Her strongest albums are the ones on which she's recorded live, in concert, preferably a club date with no more than bass and drums supporting her piano and vocal work. On the other hand, the albums on which she's a "stand-up singer" frequently smother her voice in overly orchestrated or boosted backgrounds.
On albums like "A Single Woman" and even "I Put a Spell on You," she often sounds like she's competing with the accompaniment rather than tailoring it to her own stylings and dramatic interpretations. But if sessions like the aforementioned strike the listener as a mismatch, they sound positively subtle and nuanced compared to "N.S. Remixed." If you're a Nina Simone completist, by all means give it a chance; if you're new to this admittedly "acquired taste," start with a solid, representative collection such as "Anthology" (2 discs, 31 tracks, the most complete and the best value), "Feeling Good," or "The Essential Nina Simone."
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