'Round Midnight | ||||
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Studio album by Betty Carter | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | August 10, 1962 | , December 6, 1962 , January 15, 1963|||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 31:11 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün | |||
Betty Carter chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
'Round Midnight is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter, arranged by Claus Ogerman and Oliver Nelson.
Scott Yanow, writing on Allmusic.com gave 'Round Midnight two and a half stars out of five. Yanow commented of Carter in this period that "...Her chance-taking style and unusual voice were mostly ignored and it would not be until the late '70s that she was finally "discovered."...Her style was a lot freer than it had been in her earlier records but was still more accessible than it would be. Her repertoire...was already becoming eclectic."
Billboard gave 'Round Midnight its "4-star rating" in March 1963. The rating was given for "new albums with sufficient commercial potential."
Recorded August 10, 1962 (tracks 1, 5, 9, 12, 13); December 6, 1962 (tracks 3, 4, 6, 10); and January 15, 1963 (tracks 2, 7, 8, 11).