Reviews:

Among the finest vocal jazz albums ever made. - Penguin Guide to Jazz, 1994 ed.
   

The music is consistently unpredictable and often fascinating. - All-Music Guide to Ja

Description:

Originaly recorded in 1969. It was Betty Carter's first released recording in five years; a second CD ( Round Midnight ) also originated from the same concert. The mature Betty Carter is heard for the first time on this record which finds her taking wild chances on a set mostly dominated by standards. With the alert accompaniment of pianist Norman Simmons , bassist Lisle Atkinson and drummer Al Harewood , Carter sings some ballads very slow while other tunes are taken at rapid tempoes; the music is consistently unpredictable and often fascinating.