Warming Up!

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Warming Up!
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Studio album by
Billy Taylor
Released1960
RecordedMarch 26, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Riverside
RLP 12-339
Producer Esmond Edwards
Billy Taylor chronology
Uptown
(1960)		Warming Up!
(1960)		 Interlude
(1961)

Warming Up! is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label. [1] The recordings were first released as Custom Taylored on a SESAC "electronic transcription" to promote SESAC-controlled material to radio stations and re-released as Easy Like on the Surrey label in 1966. [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated

  1. "Warming Up" - 2:29
  2. "Easy Like" (Teddy Castion, Taylor) - 2:36
  3. "That's Where It Is" - 2:45
  4. "Native Dancer" - 2:31
  5. "Coffee Break" - 3:05
  6. "Afterthoughts" - 2:51
  7. "Easy Walker" - 2:46
  8. "Lonesome Lover" - 2:29
  9. "Don't Bug Me" - 2:36
  10. "You Know What I Mean" - 3:04
  11. "Uncle Fuzzy" - 2:36
  12. "No Aftertaste" - 3:08

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed November 26, 2012
  2. ↑ SESAC History accessed November 26, 2015
  3. ↑ Callahan, M. & Edwards, d., Surrey Album Discography accessed November 26, 2012
  4. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012
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