what are your favorite records on Impulse!

[Belson]

 

[nickj]

Under all the John Coltranes, Pharoahs, Alice Coltranes, and the Oliver Nelson, some of my personal favorites that haven't been mentioned:

Gil Evans, Out of the Cool
Marion Brown, Vista + Sweet Earth Flying
Ahamad Jamal, The Awakening
Yusef Lateef, Club Date (more enjoyable than the "classic" Live at Pep's)

 

[funky16corners]

My favw Impulse rekkid is my 45 of John Handy's "Hard Work!"

Also...I've never heard an album of his that was good all the way through, but I gotta cop a plea for Mel Brown. That cat was totally underrated. Impulse was not exactly famous for soul-jazz, but Mel did some worthwhile stuff. (I'd also put "Hard Work" in the s-j category, although I understand that most of Handy's records were a little more "out" than that.)

Oh shit, speaking of soul-jazz on Impulse, I forgot - Shirley Scott's Everybody Loves A Lover. You heard of one-trackers? To me, this is a one-sider, but that one side works well. It's the one with "Shirley" (a Chicago steppers' classic) on it

Cosign on Mel Brown...

 

[ryan]

if i had to pick 1:





coltrane "transition" an often overlooked posthumous coltrane lp with a goofy cover. recorded right before the quartet broke up, so its loose but still in the pocket. his solo on the title track is completely bonkers, and is my favorite recorded solo by him ever. 15 minutes of bliss. don't sleep on this one.

 

[aleit]

 

[upskiboo]

Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry 'Bout It Later

really like that one too, better than his first...
Was the first one East Side San Jose? I wasn't feeling that one, but the cover, with a pic of a San Jose street ca. 1969 (?), should be sold as a poster. Woulda posted it in the "fave album covers" thread if I could find an online image - the (now) vintage cars and fast-food restaurant signs were killin' it.
yeah thats the one, a dope cover for sho but musically not as diverse as his second release imo.

 

[Swayze]

(A Love Supreme)
E. Jones/J. Garrison - Illumination
Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon
C. Mingus - Black Saint & the Sinner Lady
P. Sanders - Summun Bukmun Umyun
A. Coltrane - Ptah the el Daoud

(other mentions)
The New New Chico Hamilton Quintet - Passin' Thru
Mingus Plays Piano
Blues & the Abstract Truth
A. Jamal - Tranquility (later ABC/Impulse. does this count?)

oh, and all things coltrane

 

[bassie]

a lot of my faves have been mentioned already - but this has got to be my favourite Impulse cover!

 

[funky16corners]

a lot of my faves have been mentioned already - but this has got to be my favourite Impulse cover!

I think Chico has an illegitimate kid....

 

[progbeatz]

Roswell Rudd-"Everywhere"




Totally underrated...Robin Kenyata plays some beautiful stuff on this record.

 

[edith head]

 

[pcmr]

All lot of the faves mentioned (Yusef Lateef is a personal fave, coltrane is a lock)

 

[6fran50]

 

[Big_Stacks]

Hey,

Here are some, off-top:

-"Further Definitions"-Benny Carter & his Orchestra.
-"October Suite"-Steve Kuhn.
-"Passin' Thru"-The New Amazing Chico Hamilton Quintet.
-cosign on "Ptah the El Daoud", "Journey to Satchidanada", "Tauhid", and "Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane".
-"Travelin' Light"-Shirley Horn.
-"Thembi"-Pharoah Sanders.
-"Soul Duo"-Shirley Scott & Clark Terry.

Peace,

Big Stacks from Kakalak

 

[mrpek]

>Been playing this and ballads a lot latley.. also been playing a Szabo record I can't find a pic of.

 

[button]

 

[aradpuma]

 

[hammertime]

man I really can't get into Ascension.

 

[aradpuma]

you're on this board too? dang.

 

[drewnice]

you're on this board too? dang.

(everyone knows that Detroit really controls SoulStrut)