Impromptu | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | June 7–9, 1977 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 41:26 | |||
Label | Interplay | |||
Producer | Albert Marx | |||
June Christy chronology | ||||
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Impromptu is the final album by June Christy, recorded in 1977 and featuring the Lou Levy Sextet. [1] [2]
Recorded at United/Western Studios, Los Angeles, California 7, 8 & 9 June 1977
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