Impulse Records: Music, Message and the Moment

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1Africa
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-06-07)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1961-06-07)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-06-07) and Reggie Workman (on 1961-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-07)
euphonium:
Carl Bowman (on 1961-06-07)
French horn:
Bob Northern (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (on 1961-06-07), Donald Corrado (on 1961-06-07), Robert Swisshelm (on 1961-06-07) and Julius Watkins (on 1961-06-07)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-06-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-06-07)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1961-06-07)
trumpet:
Booker Little (on 1961-06-07)
tuba:
Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1961-06-07)
conductor:
Eric Dolphy (on 1961-06-07)
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Eric Dolphy
arranger:
John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-06-07)
recording of:
Africa (on 1961-06-07)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane Quartet16:23
2Garvey's Ghost
Max Roach7:53
3Hard Sock Dance
recording of:
Hard Sock Dance
composer:
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra3:21
4Up 'Gainst the Wall
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-18)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1962-09-18)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1962-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-09-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-18)
recording of:
Up 'Gainst the Wall (on 1962-09-18)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane3:15
5Just Us Blues
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1963-08-08)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1963-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1963-08-08)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1963-08-08)
woodwind:
Prince Lasha (on 1963-08-08) and Sonny Simmons (on 1963-08-08)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-08-08)
Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet5:56
6Alabama
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-11-18)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1963-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1963-11-18)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1963-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1963-11-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-11-18)
recording of:
Alabama (original instrumental composition) (on 1963-11-18)
composer:
John Coltrane
John Coltrane45:11
7Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-20)
recording engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1963-09-20 to present)
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Eric Dolphy
alto saxophone and flute:
Eric Dolphy (on 1963-01-20)
baritone saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
clarinet and oboe:
Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1963-01-20)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1963-01-20)
flute:
Eric Dolphy, Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20) and Jerome Richardson (on 1963-01-20)
guitar:
Jay Berliner (on 1963-01-20)
piano:
Charles Mingus and Jaki Byard (on 1963-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-01-20) and Dick Hafer (on 1963-01-20)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1963-01-20)
trumpet:
Eddie Preston (on 1963-01-20) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-20)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1963-01-20)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1963-01-20)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus6:31
8Freedom Dance
bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1963-08-24)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy (on 1963-08-24)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1963-08-24)
organ:
Shirley Scott (jazz artist) (on 1963-08-24)
percussion:
Joe Venuto (on 1963-08-24)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1963-08-24), Quentin Jackson (on 1963-08-24) and Thomas Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1963-08-24)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (on 1963-08-24), Jerome Kail (on 1963-08-24), Tom McIntosh (on 1963-08-24), Jimmy Nottingham (on 1963-08-24) and Ernie Royal (on 1963-08-24)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1963-08-24)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-08-24)
Shirley Scott Trio4:52
9Sister Mamie
executive producer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer) and Larry Rosen
producer:
Michael Cuscuna and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
guest bass:
Ernie Farrow (on 1964-06-29)
guest membranophone:
James Black (jazz drummer from New Orleans) (on 1964-06-29)
guest piano:
Mike Nock (on 1964-06-29)
guest trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1964-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Yusef Lateef (on 1964-06-29)
Yusef Lateef5:29
10Malcolm, Malcolm - Semper Malcolm
alto saxophone:
Marion Brown (on 1965-02-16)
double bass [bass]:
David Izenzon (on 1965-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Joe Chambers (American jazz drummer, vibraphonist and pianist) (on 1965-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (on 1965-02-16)
trombone:
Joseph Orange (on 1965-02-16)
trumpet:
Ted Curson (on 1965-02-16)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-02-16)
Archie Shepp4:50
11Good Lookin' Out
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1966-04-06)
membranophone:
Mack Simpkins (on 1966-04-06)
organ:
Shirley Scott (jazz artist) (on 1966-04-06)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Turrentine (on 1966-04-06)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1966-04-06)
recording of:
Good Lookin' Out
composer:
S. Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine5:22
12Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Earl Hines5:13
13The Rights of All
Oliver Nelson3:54
14The Creator Has a Master Plan (Edit)
Pharoah Sanders9:10
15Reverend King
recording engineer:
Rudy Hill (US 1960-70-80s engineer) (on 1966-02-02)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1966-02-02)
percussion:
Rashied Ali (jazz drummer) (on 1966-02-02) and Ray Appleton (on 1966-02-02)
piano:
Alice Coltrane (on 1966-02-02)
reeds:
John Coltrane (on 1966-02-02)
woodwind:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1966-02-02)
recorded at:
Coast Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-02-02)
recording of:
Reverend King (on 1966-02-02)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane11:04
16The Awakening
bass:
Jamil Nasser (from 1970-02-02 until 1970-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Frank Gant (from 1970-02-02 until 1970-02-03)
piano:
Ahmad Jamal (from 1970-02-02 until 1970-02-03)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1970-02-02 until 1970-02-03)
recording of:
The Awakening (in 1970-02)
composer:
Ahmad Jamal
The Ahmad Jamal Trio6:20
17Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-26)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
recording of:
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
writer:
Mary Parks
Albert Ayler8:39
18We Shall Overcome
engineer:
Dave Greene (engineer recording, mixing)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Perry Robinson (jazz clarinetist) (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Gato Barbieri (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
double bass [bass]:
Charlie Haden (American jazz bassist) (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Paul Motian (US jazz drummer, percussionist & composer) (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
French horn:
Brother Ah (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
piano:
Carla Bley (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
saxophone:
Dewey Redman (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
trombone:
Roswell Rudd (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
trumpet:
Michael Mantler (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
tuba:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
remixer:
Bob Arnold (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)
recorded at:
Judson Hall in New York, New York, United States (from 1969-04-27 until 1969-04-29)
cover recording of:
We Shall Overcome (in 1969-04)
lyricist:
Guy Carawan, Frank Hamilton (folk musician), Zilphia Horton and Pete Seeger
composer:
Charles Albert Tindley
Charlie Haden1:21
19Blue Nile
recording engineer and engineer:
W.L. Barneke
producer:
Ed Michel
alto flute [left channel]:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1970-01-26)
alto flute [right channel]:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1970-01-26)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1970-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1970-01-26)
harp and piano:
Alice Coltrane (on 1970-01-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1996)
recorded at:
The Coltrane Home Studio in Dix Hills, New York, United States (on 1970-01-26)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Nile (on 1970-01-26)
composer:
Alice Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Alice Coltrane47:03
20Astral Traveling
engineer:
Bill Szymczyk
producer:
Ed Michel and Bill Szymczyk
bass and finger cymbals:
Cecil McBee (on 1970-11-25)
bell:
Clifford Jarvis (on 1970-11-25) and Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1970-11-25)
claves, electric piano and piano:
Lonnie Liston Smith (on 1970-11-25)
drums (drum set) and maracas:
Clifford Jarvis (on 1970-11-25)
percussion:
Clifford Jarvis (on 1970-11-25), Cecil McBee (on 1970-11-25), Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1970-11-25), Lonnie Liston Smith (on 1970-11-25) and Michael White (American jazz violinist) (on 1970-11-25)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1970-11-25)
violin:
Michael White (American jazz violinist) (on 1970-11-25)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-11-25)
recording of:
Astral Traveling (on 1970-11-25)
composer:
Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders5:49
21Blues for Brother George Jackson
producer:
Ed Michel
alto saxophone:
Marion Brown (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26) and Clarence White (saxophonist) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
baritone saxophone:
James Ware (sax) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
cornet:
Clifford Thornton (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Beaver Harris (jazz drummer) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Roland Wilson (bass) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
electric piano and piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
euphonium:
Hakim Jami (jazz double bassist) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
percussion:
Ollie Anderson (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26), Nene DeFense (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26) and Juma Sutan (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Roland Alexander (jazz saxophonist/pianist) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26), Billy Robinson (saxophonist) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26) and Archie Shepp (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
trombone:
Charles Greenlee (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26), Charles Stephens (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26) and Kiane Zawadi (Trombonist and euphonium player, born Bernard Atwell McKinney) (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
trumpet:
Roy Burrowes (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26), Charles McGhee (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26) and Michael Ridley (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
recording of:
Blues for Brother George Jackson (from 1972-01-24 until 1972-01-26)
composer:
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp3:55
22Lament (Mankind)
Michael White2:26
23Imani
alto saxophone:
Dewey Redman (in 1973)
bugle [bugle (Moroccan)] and trumpet:
Ted Daniel (jazz trumpeter, composer) (in 1973-06)
double bass [bass]:
Sirone (in 1973-06)
gong:
Eddie Moore (jazz drummer) (in 1973-06)
membranophone:
Eddie Moore (jazz drummer)
percussion:
Danny Johnson (American guitarist/vocalist/songwriter) (in 1973-06)
tenor saxophone:
Dewey Redman (in 1973-06)
recording of:
Imani (in 1973-06)
composer:
Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman57:10
24Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim
alto saxophone:
Marion Brown (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
bass:
Reggie Workman (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
celesta:
Bill Braynon (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19) and Harold Budd (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
congas, finger cymbals and tambourine:
Jose Goico (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
cymbal:
Jimmy Hopps (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Ed Blackwell (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19) and Jimmy Hopps (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
electric piano and piano:
Anthony Davis (African-American classical composer, pianist) (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19), Bill Braynon (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19) and Stanley Cowell (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
gong:
Harold Budd (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
marimba:
Stanley Cowell (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
slit drum:
Ed Blackwell (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
tubular bells:
Allen Murphy (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
vocals:
Allen Murphy (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
recorded at:
Generation Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1975-02-18 until 1975-02-19)
Marion Brown6:04
25Hard Work
engineer:
Barney Perkins
producer:
Esmond Edwards
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (in 1976-01)
congas and percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1976-01)
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer) (in 1976-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (in 1976-01)
guitar:
Mike Hoffmann (jazz guitarist) (in 1976-01)
keyboard:
Hotep Cecil Barnard (in 1976-01)
vocals:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (in 1976-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ABC Records, Inc
recorded at:
ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-01)
John Handy6:57