Impromptu (Billy Taylor album) explained

Impromptu
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Billy Taylor
Cover:	Impromptu (Billy Taylor album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	May 8, 9 & 10, 1962 Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:13
Label:	Mercury MG 20722
Chronology:	Billy Taylor
Prev Title:	Kwamina
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Right Here, Right Now
Next Year:	1963

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

Reception

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

• • • Billy Taylor - piano Jim Hall - guitar Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Walter Perkins - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.billytaylorjazz.com/discography.php Billy Taylor discography
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012