Improvisations to Music explained

Improvisations to Music
Type:Album
Artist:Nichols and May
Cover:improvisationsnicholsmay.jpg
Released:December 15, 1958
Genre:Comedy
Length:34:07
Label:Mercury Records
Producer:Jack Tracy
Next Title:An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
Next Year:1960

Improvisations to Music is the first comedy album by Nichols and May. It was released on December 15, 1958, by Mercury Records.[1]

The sketches were recorded improvised along with the accompaniment of Marty Rubenstein on piano. The album peaked at 39 on the Billboard 200.[2]

Track listing

  1. Cocktail Piano (4:37)
  2. Mysterioso (4:38)
  3. Second Piano Concerto (The Dentist) (4:57)
  4. Everybody's Doing It Now (2:40)
  5. Bach to Bach (5:28)
  6. Tango (2:28)
  7. Sonata for Piano and Celeste (5:37)
  8. Chopin (3:42)

Notes and References

  1. Anon.. December 15, 1958. Sold Out. Billboard. 17. June 5, 2018.
  2. Web site: Lindsay Planer review of Improvisations to Music. Allmusic.