After moving from the blues to soul for her second RCA album,Nina Simone's extroverted,confident delivery proved a natural match with the ranks of soul shouters working the crowds during the late'60s.A plane ticket to Memphis or Muscle Shoals could've resulted in one of Simone's best works;unfortunately,this set was recorded in New York,and it shows.Simone does well taking on Dusty Springfield for"The Look of Love,"though the sedate supper-club backing doesn't quite jive with her smooth,studied performance.Better are the less familiar tunes,like the highlight"It Be's That Way Sometimes"(written by Simone's brother Sam Waymon),"Go to Hell,"and"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,"a trio of songs Nina Simone has no trouble making her own.