I loves you Porgy - Gershwin (arr. Nina Simone)

I loves you Porgy - Gershwin (arr. Nina Simone)

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I found this recording in college, and talked to a long time friend and roommate about it. We both agreed there was one word that summed up this piece. Haunted. I still don’t think I can summarize it better than that, but as for listening notes: I mainly like the way Nina Simone plays with time in this piece. I like the amorphous and non-metered sound she uses when the lyrics are talking about love, and the way the music drags when she’s talking about having to leave. I also like the arrangement being as small as it is. If this was larger, I think it would lose much of the intimacy that makes it emotionally heavier.