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1978 studio album by Freddie Redd
Extemporaneous
Studio album by Freddie Redd
Released1978
RecordedAugust 14, 1978 &
September 23, 1978
StudioUnited/Western Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length30:13
LabelInterplay
IP-9004
ProducerToshiya 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

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".

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

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.
Freddie Redd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
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