''Improvisations to Music'' is the first

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. It was released on December 15, 1958, by

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. The sketches were recorded improvised along with the accompaniment of Marty Rubenstein on piano. The album peaked at 39 on the

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Track listing

#Cocktail Piano (4:37) #Mysterioso (4:38) #Second Piano Concerto (The Dentist) (4:57) #Everybody's Doing It Now (2:40) #Bach to Bach (5:28) #Tango (2:28) #Sonata for Piano and Celeste (5:37) #Chopin (3:42)

Influence

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's comedy special '' Jerry Before Seinfeld'',

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shows his personal collection of standup albums which include

's ''Improvisations to Music''

References

{{Authority control 1958 debut albums Nichols and May albums Mercury Records albums 1950s comedy albums