Extemporaneous (album)

Extemporaneous
Studio album by Freddie Redd
Released	1978 [1]
Recorded	August 14, 1978 & September 23, 1978
Studio	United/Western Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:13
Label	Interplay IP-9004
Producer	Toshiya Taenaka
Freddie Redd chronology
Straight Ahead! (1978) Extemporaneous (1978) Redd's Blues (1988)

Extemporaneous is a solo album by jazz pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1977 and released on the Interplay label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The review by Scott Yanow for Allmusic states: "This album from Interplay gave Freddie Redd a rare opportunity to record unaccompanied solos. He interprets eight of his own somewhat obscure compositions with swing, taste and enough variety to hold on to one's attention". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Redd

1. "Night Song" – 4:11
2. "I'm Sorry" – 4:06
3. "Gateway East" – 2:49
4. "Blue Notes" – 4:01
5. "Syncopation Waltz" – 4:10
6. "Extemporaneous" – 5:15
7. "Unfinished Symphony" – 2:44
8. "For Art's Sake" – 2:56

Personnel

• Freddie Redd – piano

References

1. Interplay Records discography accessed May 16, 2017
2. Fitzgerald, M. Freddie Redd Leader Entry accessed May 16, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. Extemporaneous – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 16, 2017.