Americká zpěvačka, skladatelka, pianistka, aranžérka a také politická aktivistka je výraznou postavou jazzové scény zejména padesátých a šedesátých let dvacátého století.
Album „The Montreux Years“ je průřezem z všech pěti vystoupení Niny Simone na slavném jazzovém festivalu ve švýcarském Montreux z let 1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 a 1990.
CD1 1. Someone to Watch Over Me (Intro) (Live At Casino Montreux, 10th July 1987) 2. Backlash Blues (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) 3. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) 4. See-Line Woman (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 5. Little Girl Blue (Pt. 1 and 2) (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) 6. Don't Smoke in Bed (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 7. Stars (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) 8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 9. African Mailman (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) 10. Four Women (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 11. No Woman No Cry (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 12. Liberian Calypso (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 13. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) 14. Montreux Blues (Live At Casino Montreux, 19th July 1981) 15. My Baby Just Cares for Me (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) CD2 1. Intro (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 2. Go to Hell (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 3. Just in Time (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 4. When I Was a Young Girl (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 5. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 6. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 7. To Love Somebody (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 8. Backlash Blues (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 9. The House of the Rising Sun (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 10. See-Line Woman (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 11. Please Read Me (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 12. Ain't Got No, I Got Life (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 13. Gin House Blues (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) 14. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) Skladby
