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 Billy Taylor
Released	1962
Recorded	May 8, 9 & 10, 1962 Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:13
Label	Mercury MG 20722
Billy Taylor chronology
Kwamina (1961) Impromptu (1962) Right Here, Right Now (1963)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

References