The sublimely atmospheric
'Round Midnight pairs
Teddi King with pianist
Beryl Booker, whose twinkling accompaniment perfectly underscores the session's nocturnal flavor.
King's vocals reveal a potent melancholy missing from her later recordings, a vulnerability made all the more poignant by the stark simplicity of
Booker's backings. The music's unflinching intimacy makes for compelling listening, lending new emotional resonance to familiar material like "What's New," "It Never Entered My Mind," and the title cut. ~ Jason Ankeny