Released 1961 Kwamina
(1961) Impromptu
(1962) Release date 1961 Genre Jazz | Length 32:41 Artist Billy Taylor Label Mercury Records | |
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Recorded September 12-14, 1961
New York City Similar Billy Taylor albums, Jazz albums |
Kwamina is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring jazz interpretations of compositions from the Broadway musical Kwamina written by Richard Adler which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Mercury label.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music never seriously grabs the listener's attention, though the musicians are playing up to the level one expects of them. Serious Billy Taylor fans will undoubtedly still want to search for this obscure, long unavailable record".
Track listing
All compositions by Richard Adler
- "Something Big" - 3:36
- "I'm Seeing Rainbows" - 2:54
- "Ordinary People" - 4:21
- "The Cocoa Bean Song" - 3:12
- "What's Wrong With Me" - 2:53
- "Nothing More to Look Forward To" - 4:34
- "Another Time, Another Place" - 3:40
- "Happy Is the Cricket" - 4:23
- "Sun Is Beginning to Crow" - 3:08
Personnel
References
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