8 thoughts on “ Mike Nichols & Elaine May - Improvisations To Music (Vinyl, LP, Album) ”

1. Verified Purchase Released by Mercury Records in , IMPROVISATIONS TO MUSIC (MG ) was the debut LP of the comedy team Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Despite the title and liner notes claiming it was all made up on the spot, there is no way at least some of this stuff wasn't worked out in advance and practiced/5(13).

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2. As he had done on their previous debut LP Improvisations to Music (), pianist Marty Rubenstein occasionally accompanies the two with incidental ambience. Within their dialogues, Nichols and May unleash a dry, acerbic, and consistently intellectual humor.

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3. Nichols and May was an American improvisational comedy duo act developed by Mike Nichols (–) and Elaine May (born ). Their three comedy albums reached the Billboard Top 40 between and Many comedians have cited them as key influences in modern comedy.

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4. An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May is a live comedy album by Nichols and May. The album features selected pieces from the Broadway presentation of An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May. The show opened October 8, , in the Golden Theatre and was a .

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5. In , Nichols and May opened the Broadway show An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May, directed by Arthur Penn. The LP album of the show won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Personal idiosyncrasies and tensions eventually .

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6. Listen to your favorite songs from Improvisations To Music by Mike Nichols & Elaine May Now. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, .

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7. Mar 26,  · Their second record, An Evening With Mike Nichols And Elaine May, is considered their best, but you can read about that elsewhere (and do, because it’s flat-out amazing). Their debut, Improvisations To Music, is a different matter, because it’s a snapshot of two stage actors trying out their craft in the studio for the first time, with.

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8. Nov 24,  · Mike Nichols and Elaine May recorded only three albums during their performing years, but their cool, dry, and exacting style remains enthralling. Their first album, “Improvisations to Music.

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