Wild Is The Wind

This is an astonishing collection of songs, ranging from light jazz to bluesy love songs and the white hot anger of Four Women - showing different perspectives on the lingering evil of slavery and racism in America. The common thread is Nina Simone’s voice, a husky burr that soars into the stratosphere when it needs to.

I'm generally not up for vocal jazz but this album is great, not dull a single second, impactful in its themes, and what a voice!