Extemporaneous
Studio album by
Released1978[1]
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.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

References

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