| Impromptu | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | May 8, 9 & 10, 1962 Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:13 | |||
| Label | Mercury MG 20722 | |||
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Impromptu is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Mercury label. [1]
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| 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]
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