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]

Warming Up!
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMarch 26, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-339
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Billy Taylor chronology
Uptown
(1960)
Warming Up!
(1960)
Interlude
(1961)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing edit

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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012