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

Improvisations to Music
Studio album by Nichols and May
Released	December 15, 1958
Genre	Comedy
Length	34:07
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Jack Tracy
Nichols and May chronology
Improvisations to Music (1958) An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1960)

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)

Influence

In Netflix's comedy special Jerry Before Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld shows his personal collection of standup albums which include Nichols and May's Improvisations to Music

References