Extemporaneous (album)

Extemporaneous
Extemporaneous
Studio album by Freddie Redd
Released	1978
Recorded	August 14, 1978 & ; September 23, 1978
Studio	United/Western Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:13
Label	Interplay; IP-9004
Producer	Toshiya Taenaka
Freddie Redd chronology

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
Source	Rating
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

"Night Song" – 4:11
"I'm Sorry" – 4:06
"Gateway East" – 2:49
"Blue Notes" – 4:01
"Syncopation Waltz" – 4:10
"Extemporaneous" – 5:15
"Unfinished Symphony" – 2:44
"For Art's Sake" – 2:56

Personnel

Freddie Redd – piano

References

^ ^a ^b Interplay Records discography accessed May 16, 2017
^ Fitzgerald, M. Freddie Redd Leader Entry accessed May 16, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Extemporaneous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

[Interplay_Records_discography-1] Interplay Records discography accessed May 16, 2017

[2] Fitzgerald, M. Freddie Redd Leader Entry accessed May 16, 2017

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, Scott. Extemporaneous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

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v t e Freddie Redd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	San Francisco Suite (1957) The Music From The Connection (Blue Note, 1960) Music from the Connection (with Howard McGhee; Felsted, 1960) Shades of Redd (1960) Redd's Blues (1961) Straight Ahead! (1977) Extemporaneous (1978) Lonely City (1985) Live at the Studio Grill (1988) Everybody Loves a Winner (1990)