# One for Fun

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{{Infobox album
| name       = One for Fun
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [Billy Taylor](/source/Billy_Taylor)
| cover      = One for Fun.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1959
| recorded   = June 24, 1959<br><small>[Atlantic Studios](/source/Atlantic_Studios), New York City</small>
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Jazz](/source/Jazz)
| length     =
| label      = [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records)<br><small>1329</small>
| producer   = [Nesuhi Ertegun](/source/Nesuhi_Ertegun)
| chronology = [Billy Taylor](/source/Billy_Taylor)
| prev_title = [The New Billy Taylor Trio](/source/The_New_Billy_Taylor_Trio)
| prev_year  = 1957
| next_title = [Billy Taylor with Four Flutes](/source/Billy_Taylor_with_Four_Flutes)
| next_year  = 1959
}}
'''''One for Fun''''' is an album by American jazz pianist [Billy Taylor](/source/Billy_Taylor) released in 1959 on the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1300-series/#1329 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series] accessed September 10, 2015</ref>

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> 
}}
[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) awarded the album 3 stars.<ref name="Allmusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-for-fun-mw0000902223 Allmusic listing] accessed September 10, 2015</ref>

==Track listing==
''All compositions by Billy Taylor except as indicated''
# "[Summertime](/source/Summertime_(George_Gershwin_song))" ([George Gershwin](/source/George_Gershwin), [DuBose Heyward](/source/DuBose_Heyward)) - 3:45
# "One for Fun" - 3:32
# "That's for Sure" - 1:53
# "A Little Southside Soul" - 4:23
# "[Blue Moon](/source/Blue_Moon_(1934_song))" ([Richard Rodgers](/source/Richard_Rodgers), [Lorenz Hart](/source/Lorenz_Hart)) - 5:04
# "[Makin' Whoopee](/source/Makin'_Whoopee)" ([Walter Donaldson](/source/Walter_Donaldson_(songwriter)), [Gus Kahn](/source/Gus_Kahn)) - 4:24
# "[Poinciana](/source/Poinciana_(song))" ([Nat Simon](/source/Nat_Simon), [Buddy Bernier](/source/Buddy_Bernier)) - 5:28
# "[At Long Last Love](/source/At_Long_Last_Love_(song))" ([Cole Porter](/source/Cole_Porter)) - 3:31
# "When Lights Are Low" ([Benny Carter](/source/Benny_Carter), [Spencer Williams](/source/Spencer_Williams)) - 5:04

== Personnel ==
*[Billy Taylor](/source/Billy_Taylor) - [piano](/source/piano)
*[Earl May](/source/Earl_May) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)
*[Kenny Dennis](/source/Kenny_Dennis) - [drums](/source/Drum_Kit)

== References ==
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{{Billy Taylor}}
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Category:1959 albums
Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:Billy Taylor albums
Category:Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun

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