Impromptu (Billy Taylor album)

Impromptu is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Mercury label.[1]

Impromptu
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedMay 8, 9 & 10, 1962
Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:13
LabelMercury
MG 20722
Billy Taylor chronology
Kwamina
(1961)
Impromptu
(1962)
Right Here, Right Now
(1963)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Several of these songs have remained in his repertoire and have been recorded again in the decades that followed".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor

  1. "Capricious" - 2:20
  2. "Impromptu" - 9:35
  3. "Don't Go Down South" - 3:47
  4. "Muffle Guffle" - 4:48
  5. "Free and Oozy" - 6:27
  6. "Paraphrase" - 4:48
  7. "Empty Ballroom (Une Salle de Bal Vide)" - 4:20
  8. "At la Carousel" - 6:08

Personnel

References

  1. Billy Taylor discography Archived 2007-12-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 26, 2012
  2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012
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