Impulse! Records Discography: 1969-1970
1969
Count Basie And His Orchestra
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn, Harry Edison, trumpet; Al Aarons, trumpet, flugelhorn; Richard Boone, Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell, trombone; Bill Hughes, bass trombone; Bobby Plater, alto sax, flute; Marshall Royal, alto sax, clarinet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Eric Dixon, tenor sax, flute; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Norman Keenan, bass; Harold Jones, drums; Sam Nistico, Chico O'Farrill, arranger.
Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, January 28, 29 and 30, 1969
Down For Double | Dot DLP 25938 | |
Li'l Darlin' | - | |
Broadway | - | |
Jive At Five | - | |
Cherry Point | - | |
Jumpin' At The Woodside | - | |
One O'Clock Jump | - | |
Shiny Stockings | - | |
Blue And Sentimental | - | |
Every Tub | - | |
Corner Pocket | - | |
The Kid From Red Bank | - | |
One O'Clock Jump | - |
* Dot DLP 25938 Count Basie - Standing Ovation - 3 Eras Of Basie Recorded Live At The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas
= Impulse! IA-9351/2 Count Basie - The Dedication Series Vol. XI: The Retrospective Sessions 1978
Pharoah Sanders
Julius Watkins, French horn; James Spaulding, flute; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Lonnie L. Smith Jr., piano; Richard Davis, Reggie Workman, bass; William Hart, drums; Nathaniel Bettis, percussion; Leon Thomas, vocal, percussion.
RCA Studios, NYC, February 14, 1969
90992 | The Creator Has A Master Plan Parts 1 & 2 | Impulse! AS-9181, ASD-9228-3, AS-9229-2 |
* Impulse! AS-9181 Pharoah Sanders - Karma 1969
= Impulse! IMPD-153 - 1995
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3 Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials
* Impulse! AS-9229-2 The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
Archie Shepp
Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Pretty Purdie, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, February 17, 1969
90990 | Back Back | Impulse! AS-9262 |
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grachan Moncur, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
90991 | Abstract | Impulse! AS-9188 |
* Impulse! AS-9262 Archie Shepp - Kwanza 1974
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-124 - 1997
= Impulse! B0007404-02 - 2006
* Impulse! AS-9188 Archie Shepp - For Losers 1970
= Impulse! (J) UCCI-3012 - 2005
Pharoah Sanders
Julius Watkins, French horn; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Lonnie L. Smith Jr., piano; Ron Carter, Reggie Workman, bass; Frederick Waits, drums; Leon Thomas, vocal, percussion.
RCA Studios, NYC, February 19, 1969
90997 | Light Of Love | unissued |
90998 | Colors | Impulse! AS-9181, AS-9229-2 |
* Impulse! AS-9181 Pharoah Sanders - Karma 1969
= Impulse! IMPD-153 - 1995
* Impulse! AS-9229-2 The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
Archie Shepp
Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.
National Recording Studios, NYC, February 26, 1969
90993 | New Africa | Impulse! AS-9262, IMPD-272 |
Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.
90994 | Quiet Nights | unissued |
90995 | Bakai | Impulse! AS-9262, IMPD-272 |
90996 | Sunny | unissued |
91010 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | - |
* Impulse! AS-9262 Archie Shepp - Kwanza 1974
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-124 - 1997
= Impulse! B0007404-02 - 2006
* Impulse! IMPD-272 Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead 1998
Mel Brown
Mel Brown, guitar, vocal; Abraham Mills, drums; Artie Butler, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, March 3, 1969
90999 | Indian Giver | Impulse! AS-9180 |
91000 | Twist And Shout | - |
91001 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | - |
91002 | Son Of A Preacher Man | Impulse! 45-274, AS-9180 |
91003 | Set Me Free | - |
91004 | Blues For We | Impulse! AS-9180 |
91005 | Stranger On The Shore | - |
91006 | Freaky Zeke | - |
91007 | Blues Pizzicato | unissued |
91008 | What A Wonderful World | - |
91009 | not used |
* Impulse! AS-9180 Mel Brown - Blues For We 1969
= Impulse! (J) PROA-56 - 2006
* Impulse! 45-274 Mel Brown - Set Me Free / Son Of A Preacher Man 1969
Emil Richards And The Microtonal Blues Band
Emil Richards, vibes, electric vibes, octave marimba, percussion; Dave Mackay, piano, percussion; Ray Neapolitan, bass, Fender bass; Joe Porcaro, drums; Mark Stevens, percussion.
Donte's, North Hollywood, CA, March 18 and 19, 1969
91011 | Spirit Of 1976 | Impulse! AS-9182 |
91012 | All Blue | - |
91013 | Peek-A-Boo | - |
91014 | Jordu | - |
91015 | One Tooth Grin | - |
91016 | 10 To 5 | - |
91017 | Like Me | - |
same session.
91034 | Well You Needn't | Impulse! unissued |
91035 | Du-Du | - |
91036 | Bliss | - |
91037 | Here | - |
91038 | Persian Diversion | - |
91039 | Now | - |
91040 | Untitled | - |
* Impulse! AS-9182 Emil Richards And The Microtonal Blues Band/Live At Donte's - Spirit Of 1976 1969
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Don Cherry, trumpet, flute; Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, clarinet; Charlie Haden, bass; Ornette D. Coleman, drums.
Loeb Student Center, New York University, NYC, March 22, 1969
91059 | Broken Shadows | Impulse! AS-9187 |
91060 | Comme Il Faut | - |
91061 | Space Jungle | - |
91062 | Song For Che | Impulse! AS-9187, ASH-9253-3 |
91063 | Trouble In The East | Impulse! AS-9187, ASD-9228-3 |
* Impulse! AS-9187 Ornette Coleman - Crisis 1972
* Impulse! ASH-9253-3 Various Artists - The Saxophone
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3 Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials
Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra
Don Cherry, cornet, Indian wood flute, bamboo flute #3-5; Mike Mantler, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Bob Northern, French horn, hand woodblock, crow call, bells, military whistle; Howard Johnson, tuba; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Dewey Redman, alto, tenor sax; Gato Barbieri, tenor sax, clarinet; Carla Bley, piano, tambourine; Sam Brown, guitar, Tanganyikan guitar, thumb piano #1,3-6; Charlie Haden, bass violin; Paul Motian, percussion.
Judson Hall, NYC, April 27 and 28, 1969
1. 91059 | The Introduction | Impulse! AS-9183 |
2. 91060 | Song Of The United Front | - |
3. 91061 | El Quinto Regimiento (The Fifth Regiment) | - |
4. 91062 | Los Cuatro Generales (The Four Generals) | - |
5. 91063 | Viva La Quince Brigada (Long Live The Fifteenth Brigade) | - |
6. 91064 | The Ending To The First Side | - |
* Impulse! AS-9183 Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-188 - 1996
Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra
Don Cherry, cornet, Indian wood flute, bamboo flute #1; Mike Mantler, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Bob Northern, French horn, hand woodblock, crow call, bells, military whistle; Howard Johnson, tuba; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Dewey Redman, alto, tenor sax; Gato Barbieri, tenor sax, clarinet; Carla Bley, piano, tambourine; Sam Brown, guitar, Tanganyikan guitar, thumb piano #1-3; Charlie Haden, bass violin; Paul Motian, percussion; Andrew Cyrille, percussion #4.
Judson Hall, NYC, April 29, 1969
1. 91065 | Song For Che | Impulse! AS-9183 |
2. 91066 | War Orphans | - |
3. 91067 | The Interlude (Drinking Music) | - |
4. 91068 | Circus '68 '69 | - |
5. 91069 | We Shall Overcome | - |
* Impulse! AS-9183 Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-188 - 1996
Alice Coltrane Trio
Alice Coltrane, piano, harp; Ron Carter, bass; Rashied Ali, drums, percussion.
NYC, May 14, 1969
91018 | Jaya Jaya Rama | Impulse! AS-9185 |
91019 | IHS | - |
91020 | Via Sivanandagar | - |
91021 | Paramahansa Lake | - |
91022 | Turiya | - |
91041 | Huntington Ashram Monastery | - |
* Impulse! AS-9185 Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery 1969
= Impulse! (J) UCCI-9105 - 2004
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Ornette Coleman, alto sax, violin; Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; with Emanuel Ghent, electronic devices; + overdubs: Ornette Coleman, trumpet.
NYC, June 7, 1969
91045 | Man On The Moon | Impulse! 45-275 |
91046 | Growing Up | - |
* Impulse! 45-275 Ornette Coleman - Man On The Moon / Growing Up 1969
Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton
Dave Mackay, piano, Fender electric piano, vocal; Vicky Hamilton, vocal; Ira Schulman, tenor sax, flute, piccolo, reed flute; Ray Neapolitan, bass, Fender bass; Joe Porcaro, drums, percussion; Francisco Aguabella, congas, bongos; with Bill Plummer, sitar #5.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 1969
1. 91023 | Now | Impulse! AS-9184 |
2. 91024 | Samba For Vicky | Impulse! 45-276, AS-9184 |
3. 91025 | Jersey Bounce | Impulse! AS-9184 |
4. 91026 | Jacque The Junkman | - |
5. 91027 | Blues For Hari | - |
6. 91028 | Elephant Song | - |
7. 91029 | See You Later | Impulse! 45-276, AS-9184 |
* Impulse! AS-9184 Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton 1969
= Celeste (J) CMYK-6213 - 2005
* Impulse! 45-276 Dave MacKay, Victor Hamilton - See You Later / Samba For Vicky
Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton
Dave Mackay, piano, Fender electric piano, vocal; Vicky Hamilton, vocal; Ira Schulman, tenor sax, flute, piccolo, reed flute; Ray Neapolitan, bass, Fender bass; Joe Porcaro, drums, percussion; Francisco Aguabella, congas, bongos.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 1969
91030 | Moon Rider | Impulse! AS-9184 |
91031 | Like Me | - |
91032 | Peek-A-Boo | unissued |
91033 | Here | Impulse! AS-9184 |
* Impulse! AS-9184 Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton 1969
= Celeste (J) CMYK-6213 - 2005
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Dick Berk, drums.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 1st set, August 1, 1969
91064 | Just Friends | Impulse! unissued |
91065 | Girl Talk | - |
91066 | West Coast Blues | - |
91067 | The Lamp Is Low | - |
91068 | Bags' Groove |
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 2nd set, August 1, 1969
91069 | Night Mist | unissued |
91070 | Don't Blame Me | - |
91071 | Willow Weep For Me | - |
91072 | Listen, Hear | Impulse! AS-9230 |
91073 | The Very Thought Of You | Impulse! AS-9230, ASY-9284-3 |
91074 | Frankie And Johnny | Impulse! AS-9189, ASH-9282-2 |
91075 | That's The Way It Is | Impulse! AS-9189 |
* Impulse! AS-9230 Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be 1973
* Impulse! ASY-9284-3 Various Artists - The Bass
* Impulse! AS-9189 Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - That's The Way It Is 1970
* Impulse! ASH-9282-2 Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 3rd set, August 1, 1969
91076 | L-O-V-E | unissued |
91077 | Stella By Starlight | - |
91078 | D & E | - |
91079 | Here's That Rainy Day | Impulse! AS-9189, ASH-9282-2 |
91080 | Blues In The Bassment | Impulse! AS-9189 |
91081 | Bluesology | unissued |
91082 | If I Were A Bell | Impulse! AS-9230, ASH-9282-2 |
91083 | Who Can I Turn To | - |
91084 | Movie Theme | unissued |
91085 | SKJ | Impulse! AS-9230 |
91086 | Wheelin' And Dealin' | Impulse! AS-9189 |
91087 | Someday My Prince Will Come | unissued |
91088 | Tenderly | Impulse! AS-9189 |
91089 | A Beautiful Friendship | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9189 Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - That's The Way It Is 1970
* Impulse! ASH-9282-2 Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years
* Impulse! AS-9230 Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be 1973
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1969
Bags' Groove | Impulse! AS-9230, ASH-9282-2 | |
Night Mist | unissued | |
Don't Blame Me | - | |
Frankie And Johnny | ||
Stella By Starlight | unissued | |
Here's That Rainy Day | ||
Bluesology | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9230 Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be 1973
* Impulse! ASH-9282-2 Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years
Albert Ayler Quintet
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; Mary Maria, vocal.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 26, 1969
91092 | Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe | Impulse! AS-9191 |
same session.
91093 | A Man Is Like A Tree | - |
same session.
91094 | Again Comes The Rising Of The Sun | Impulse! AS-9208, AS-9257-2 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; Albert Ayler, vocal.
91095 | Desert Blood | Impulse! AS-9208 |
* Impulse! AS-9191 Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe 1970
= Impulse! 440 065 383-2 - 2003
* Impulse! AS-9208 Albert Ayler - The Last Album 1971
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-122 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9257-2 Albert Ayler - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Archie Shepp
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Clarence Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; China-Lin Sharpe, vocal.
RCA Studios, NYC, August 26, 1969
91096 | Un Croque Monsieur (Poem: For Losers) | Impulse! AS-9188 |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; C. Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
91097 | Slow Drag | Impulse! AS-9262 |
Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
91098 | What Would It Be Without You | Impulse! AS-9188 |
Clarence Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; China-Lin Sharpe, vocal.
91099 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | - |
* Impulse! AS-9188 Archie Shepp - For Losers 1970
= Impulse! (J) UCCI-3012 - 2005
* Impulse! AS-9262 Archie Shepp - Kwanza 1974
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-124 - 1997
= Impulse! B0007404-02 - 2006
Albert Ayler Quintet
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 27, 1969
91100 | Birth Of Mirth | Impulse! AS-9208 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; Albert Ayler, vocal.
91101 | Oh! Love Of Life | Impulse! AS-9191, AS-9257-2 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; Mary Maria, vocal.
91102 | Island Harvest | Impulse! AS-9191 |
Albert Ayler, bagpipes; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; + overdubs: Albert Ayler, bagpipes.
91103 | Masonic Inborn Part 1 | - |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums.
91104 | All Love | Impulse! AS-9208 |
* Impulse! AS-9208 Albert Ayler - The Last Album 1971
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-122 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9191 Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe 1970
= Impulse! 440 065 383-2 - 2003
* Impulse! AS-9257-2 Albert Ayler - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Albert Ayler Sextet
same personnel.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 28, 1969
91105 | Poetic Soul | Impulse! unissued |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass.
91106 | Water Music | Impulse! AS-9208, AS-9257-2 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Henry Vestine, guitar; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; + overdubs: Henry Vestine, guitar.
91107 | Drudgery | Impulse! AS-9191, AS-9257-2 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Henry Vestine, electric guitar; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums.
91108 | Toiling | Impulse! AS-9208 |
Albert Ayler, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bill Folwell, left channel bass, Fender bass; Stafford James, right channel bass; Muhammad Ali, drums.
91109 | Joining Forces | Impulse! unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9208 Albert Ayler - The Last Album 1971
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-122 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9257-2 Albert Ayler - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! AS-9191 Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe 1970
= Impulse! 440 065 383-2 - 2003
Albert Ayler Duo
Albert Ayler, bagpipe chanter; Henry Vestine, electric guitar.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 29, 1969
91110 | Untitled Duet | Impulse! AS-9208 |
* Impulse! AS-9208 Albert Ayler - The Last Album 1971
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-122 - 1997
Mel Brown
Matthew Kelly, harmonica; Clifford Coulter, organ, electric piano; Mel Brown, guitar, vocal; Greg Ferber, drums.
Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1969
91047 | Scorpio | Impulse! AS-9186 |
91048 | Fuxx Blues | unissued |
91049 | Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings | Impulse! 45-277, AS-9186 |
91050 | Dixie | Impulse! AS-9186 |
91051 | You Got Me Hummin' | unissued |
91052 | Slow Blues (version 1) | - |
91053 | Son Of Children Fat | - |
91054 | Slow Blues (version 2) | - |
91055 | Do Your Thing | Impulse! AS-9186 |
91056 | no information | |
91057 | - | |
91058 | - |
* Impulse! AS-9186 Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb 1970
* Impulse! 45-277 Mel Brown - Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings Parts I & II 1973
Buddy Montgomery Quartet
Buddy Montgomery, piano, vibes; Melvin Rhyne, organ; Monk Montgomery, Fender bass; George Brown, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, September 10, 1969
91111 | Winding Up | Impulse! AS-9192 |
91112 | Beautiful Love | - |
91113 | This Rather Than That (piano version) | unissued |
91114 | This Rather Than That | Impulse! AS-9192 |
91115 | Tin Tin Deo | - |
Buddy Montgomery, piano.
91116 | Didn't We | - |
* Impulse! AS-9192 Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That 1969
Buddy Montgomery Quintet
Jodie Christian, piano; Buddy Montgomery, piano, vibes; Manty Ellis, guitar; Monk Montgomery, Fender bass; George Brown, drums.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, September 11, 1969
91117 | Willy Nilly Blues | Impulse! AS-9192 |
Jodie Christian, piano; Buddy Montgomery, piano, vibes; Manty Ellis, guitar; Jimmy Rowser, bass; George Brown, drums.
91118 | Stormy | - |
Buddy Montgomery, vibes; Jimmy Rowser, bass; George Brown, drums; + overdubs: Buddy Montgomery, piano.
91119 | Rose Bud | - |
Buddy Montgomery, vibes; Jimmy Rowser, bass; George Brown, drums.
91120 | Spirit In The Moment | Impulse! unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9192 Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That 1969
Mel Brown
Matthew Kelly, harmonica; Clifford Coulter, organ, electric piano; Mel Brown, guitar, vocal; Greg Ferber, drums.
Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1969
91090 | I'd Rather Suck My Thumb | Impulse! AS-9186 |
91091 | Troubles | - |
* Impulse! AS-9186 Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb 1970
Milt Jackson With The Ray Brown Big Band
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; Bud Brisbois, Ollie Mitchell, trumpet; Harry Edison, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Kenny Shroyer, bass trombone; Jim Horn, alto sax, flute; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; John Lowe, baritone sax; Mike Melvoin, electric piano; Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Carl (Cubby) O'Brien, drums.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 9, 1969
91121 | Picking Up The Vibrations | Impulse! AS-9193 |
91122 | A Sound For Sore Ears | - |
91123 | Braddock Breakdown | Impulse! AS-9193, ASH-9282-2 |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; John Audino, Buddy Childers, trumpet; Harry Edison, trumpet, flugelhorn; Randy Aldcroft, trombone; John T. Johnson, tuba; Ernie Watts, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax; Jim Horn, baritone sax; Mike Melvoin, piano, electric piano; Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Earl Palmer, drums.
91124 | Oh Happy Day | Impulse! AS-9193 |
91125 | One Mint Julep (One Way) | Impulse! AS-9193, ASH-9282-2 |
91126 | One Mint Julep (The Other Way) | Impulse! AS-9193 |
91127 | Uh-Huh | - |
* Impulse! AS-9193 Milt Jackson With The Ray Brown Big Band - Memphis Jackson 1970
* Impulse! ASH-9282-2 Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years
Milt Jackson With The Ray Brown Big Band
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; Al Aarons, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Joe Sample, electric piano; Howard Roberts, Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Paul Humphries, drums; Victor Feldman, percussion.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 1969
91128 | Queen Mother Stomp | Impulse! AS-9193, ASH-9282-2 |
91129 | Enchanted Lady | - |
91130 | Memphis Junction | Impulse! AS-9193 |
* Impulse! AS-9193 Milt Jackson With The Ray Brown Big Band - Memphis Jackson 1970
* Impulse! ASH-9282-2 Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years
Mel Brown
Matthew Kelly, harmonica; Johnny Carswell, organ; Mel Brown, guitar, vocal; Bob West, Fender bass; Greg Ferber, drums.
Soul Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1969
91131 | Untitled Blues | unissued |
91132 | You Got Me Hummin' | Impulse! AS-9186 |
91133 | Stop Time Blues | unissued |
91134 | Goin' Down Slow | - |
* Impulse! AS-9186 Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb 1970
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, contrabass clarinet, reed flute, African thumb piano, orchestra chimes, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, African flute, African thumb piano, percussion; Richard Davis, left channel bass, percussion; Cecil McBee, right channel bass, percussion; Idris Muhammad, drums, percussion; Leon Thomas, vocal, percussion.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1969
91135 | Sun In Aquarius Parts I & II | Impulse! AS-9190 |
91135 (alt. tk.) | Sun In Aquarius | unissued |
Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, contrabass clarinet, reed flute, African thumb piano, orchestra chimes, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, African flute, African thumb piano, percussion; Cecil McBee, bass, percussion; Idris Muhammad, left channel drums, percussion; Roy Haynes, right channel drums; Leon Thomas, vocal, percussion.
91136 | Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah | Impulse! AS-9190, AS-9229-2 |
91136-4 | - | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9190 Pharoah Sanders - Jewels Of Thought 1971
= Impulse! IMPD-247 - 1998
* Impulse! AS-9229-2 The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
Mel Brown
Mel Brown, and others.
Los Angeles, CA, October, 1969
91137 | Slow Blues | Impulse! unissued |
91138 | unknown title | - |
91139 | Slow Blues | - |
91140 | no information |
1970 (10th anniversary)
Alice Coltrane Quintet Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson, tenor sax, alto flute; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, alto flute, bells; Alice Coltrane, piano, harp; Ron Carter, bass; Ben Riley, drums; + Chuck Stewart, photographer, occasional bells.
The studio at the Coltrane home, Dix Hills, NY, January 26, 1970
91141 | Blue Nile | Impulse! AS-9196, AS-9232-2 |
91142 | Mantra | Impulse! AS-9196, ASH-9253-3 |
91143 | Turiya & Ramakrishna | Impulse! AS-9196 |
91144 | Ptah, The El Daoud | - |
* Impulse! AS-9196 Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-201 - 1996
* Impulse! AS-9232-2 Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space
* Impulse! ASH-9253-3 Various Artists - The Saxophone
The Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, February 2, 1970
91145 | Dolphin Dance | Impulse! AS-9194 |
91146 | The Awakening | - |
91147 | You're My Everything | - |
91148 | Wave | Impulse! AS-9194, AS-9260-2; Prestige P-24052 |
91149 | I Love Music | Impulse! AS-9194 |
* Impulse! AS-9194 The Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-226 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9260-2 Ahmad Jamal - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years 1973
* Prestige P-24052 Various Artists - Piano Giants Vol. I 1975
The Ahmad Jamal Trio
same personnel.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, February 3, 1970
91150 | Patterns | Impulse! AS-9194, AS-9260-2 |
91151 | Stolen Moments | - |
* Impulse! AS-9194 The Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-226 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9260-2 Ahmad Jamal - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years 1973
Clifford Coulter
John Turk, trumpet; Gino Landry, alto sax; Cornelius Bumpus, tenor sax; Mel Brown, guitar; Jerry Perez, rhythm guitar; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Joe Provost, drums; Clifford Coulter, vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, guitar.
Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA;
Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 8, 1970
91152 | East Side San Jose | Impulse! AS-9197 |
91153 | Sal Si Puedes (Get Out If You Can) | - |
91154 | Do It Again | - |
91155 | Alum Rock Park | - |
91156 | Swingtime Blues | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9197 Clifford Coulter - East Side San Jose 1970
Clifford Coulter
same personnel.
Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA;
Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1970
91157 | Prayer Garden | Impulse! AS-9197 |
John Turk, trumpet; Gino Landry, alto sax; Cornelius Bumpus, tenor sax; Mel Brown, guitar; Jerry Perez, rhythm guitar; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Billy Ingram, drums; Clifford Coulter, vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, guitar.
91158 | Cliff's Place | - |
91159 | Up Blues | Impulse! unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9197 Clifford Coulter - East Side San Jose 1970
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
Vicky Hamilton, vocal; Dave Mackay, vocal, piano, electric piano, organ, tambourine; Ira Schulman, flute, alto flute, alto, tenor sax, clarinet; Joe Pass, electric guitar, classical guitar; Chuck Domanico, bass; Colin Bailey, drums.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 13, 1970
91160 | Love, Not Now | unissued |
91161 | Happying (Flip's Blues) | Impulse! AS-9198 |
* Impulse! AS-9198 Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton - Rainbow 1970
= Celeste (J) LXCY-6243 - 2007
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
same personnel.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 14, 1970
91162 | Will O' The Wisp | Impulse! AS-9198 |
91163 | If I Ask You | - |
91164 | A Time For Love | - |
91165 | Silent | - |
* Impulse! AS-9198 Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton - Rainbow 1970
= Celeste (J) LXCY-6243 - 2007
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
same personnel.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1970
91166 | Peek-A-Boo | Impulse! AS-9198 |
91167 | Free | - |
* Impulse! AS-9198 Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton - Rainbow 1970
= Celeste (J) LXCY-6243 - 2007
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
same personnel.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 16, 1970
91168 | Reach Out | Impulse! AS-9198 |
91169 | See My Rainbow | - |
91170 | 4 IRA | - |
* Impulse! AS-9198 Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton - Rainbow 1970
= Celeste (J) LXCY-6243 - 2007
Buddy Montgomery
Buddy Montgomery, and others.
April 21, 1970
91171 | Doin' Like I Wanna | Impulse! AS-9201 |
91172 | Comin' On Down | - |
91173 | Headstrong | - |
* Impulse! AS-9201 Buddy Montgomery not released
Buddy Montgomery
same personnel.
April 22, 1970
91174 | Expression In Blue | Impulse! AS-9201 |
91175 | Where's Charlie | - |
91176 | At This Point | - |
91177 | Impetuous Youth Part 1 | - |
91178 | Impetuous Youth Part 2 | - |
* Impulse! AS-9201 Buddy Montgomery not released
Clifford Coulter
John Turk, trumpet; Gino Landry, alto sax; Cornelius Bumpus, tenor sax; Mel Brown, guitar; Jerry Perez, rhythm guitar; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Billy Ingram, drums; Clifford Coulter, vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, guitar.
Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA;
Vault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 30, 1970
91179 | Big Fat Funky Shirley | Impulse! AS-9197 |
* Impulse! AS-9197 Clifford Coulter - East Side San Jose 1970
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
Vicky Hamilton, vocal; Dave Mackay, vocal, piano, electric piano, organ, tambourine; Ira Schulman, flute, alto flute, alto, tenor sax, clarinet; Joe Pass, electric guitar, classical guitar; Chuck Domanico, bass; Colin Bailey, drums.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 13, 1970
91160 | Love, Not Now | Impulse! unissued |
91168 | Reach Out | - |
91161 | Happying (Flip's Blues) | - |
91164 | A Time For Love | - |
91162 | Will O' The Wisp | - |
Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton
same personnel.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 1970
91167 | Free | Impulse! unissued |
91169 | See My Rainbow | - |
Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Alice Coltrane, and others.
May 17, 1970
91170 | Journey In Satchidananda | Impulse! unissued |
Buddy Montgomery
Buddy Montgomery, and others.
June 10, 1970
unknown titles |
Pharoah Sanders
Woody Shaw, trumpet, maracas, yodeling, percussion; Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, cow horn, bells, tritone whistles, cowbell, wood flute, thumb piano, percussion; Gary Bartz, alto sax, bells, cowbell, shaker, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, cowbell, thumb piano, percussion; Cecil McBee, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums; Anthony Wiles, conga drums, African percussion; Nathaniel Bettis, bylophone, yodeling, African percussion.
A&R Studios, NYC, June 30, 1970
91171 | Summun Bukmun Umyun | Impulse! AS-9199 |
91172 | Untitled | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9199 Pharoah Sanders - Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-265 - 1998
Pharoah Sanders
same personnel.
A&R Studios, NYC, July 1, 1970
91173 | Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord | Impulse! AS-9199, AS-9229-2 |
91174 | Untitled | unissued |
* Impulse! AS-9199 Pharoah Sanders - Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-265 - 1998
* Impulse! AS-9229-2 The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
Alice Coltrane Quintet Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, percussion; Alice Coltrane, harp; Vishnu Wood, oud; Charlie Haden, bass; Rashied Ali, drums.
Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, July 4, 1970
Isis And Osiris | Impulse! AS-9203 |
* Impulse! AS-9203 Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda 1971
= Impulse! IMPD-228 - 1997
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, and others.
July 7, 1970
tk.2 | Untitled No. 1 | Impulse! unissued |
tk.3 | - | - |
Untitled No. 2 (3 Parts) | - |
Mel Brown
Carle Vickers, trumpet; Jake Riley, trombone; Lorenzo Carnegie, alto sax; Onion Miller, tenor sax; Tobie Butler, baritone sax; Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar; Jeff Osborne, drums.
United Recording, Los Angeles, CA, October 21, 1970
91180 | Shake Your Snake | |
91181 | Walk Your Shoes |
Carle Vickers, trumpet; Jake Riley, trombone; Lorenzo Carnegie, alto sax; Onion Miller, tenor sax; Tobie Butler, baritone sax; Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Clifford Coulter, electric piano; Mel Brown, guitar; Jeff Osborne, drums.
Time For A Change | Impulse! AS-9209 |
Carle Vickers, trumpet; Jake Riley, trombone; Lorenzo Carnegie, alto sax; Onion Miller, tenor sax; Tobie Butler, baritone sax; Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar; Jeff Osborne, drums.
Good Stuff | - |
Carle Vickers, trumpet; Jake Riley, trombone; Lorenzo Carnegie, alto sax; Onion Miller, tenor sax; Tobie Butler, baritone sax; Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar, electric piano; Jeff Osborne, drums.
Home Made | - |
featuring the assembled choir.
Gimme A Little Slack | - |
* Impulse! AS-9209 Mel Brown's Fifth 1971
Mel Brown
Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar, electric piano; Jeff Osborne, drums.
ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 23, 1970
91175 | Better Days | Impulse! unissued |
Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar, electric piano; Jeff Osborne, drums; John H. Brown, vocal.
91176? | Seven Forty-Seven (Airport Blues) | Impulse! AS-9209 |
Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar, electric piano; Jeff Osborne, drums.
91178 | Luv Potion | Impulse! 45-280, AS-9209 |
Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Jeff Osborne, drums; Mel Brown, vocal, guitar, electric piano.
91177 | Drifting Blues | Impulse! AS-9209 |
Jimmy Davis, organ, keyboard bass; Mel Brown, guitar, electric piano, Fender bass; Jeff Osborne, drums.
91179 | Cheap At Half The Price | Impulse! 45-280, AS-9209 |
* Impulse! AS-9209 Mel Brown's Fifth 1971
* Impulse! 45-280 Mel Brown - Luv Potion / Cheap At Half The Price
Genesis
Anthony Banks, organ, piano, Mellotron, guitar, voices; Anthony Phillips, acoustic 12-string guitar, lead electric guitar, dulcimer, voices; Michael Rutherford, acoustic 12-string electric bass, nylon cello, voices; John Mayhew, drums, percussion, voices; Peter Gabriel, lead voice, flute, accordion, tambourine, bass drum.
Trident Studios, London, England, released October 23, 1970
Looking For Someone | Charisma (E) CAS 1020 | |
White Mountain | - | |
Visions Of Angels | - | |
Stagnation | - | |
Dusk | - | |
The Knife | - |
* Charisma (E) CAS 1020; Impulse! AS-9205 Genesis - Trespass 1970
= ABC ABCX-816 - 1974
Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Alice Coltrane, and others.
NYC?, October 27, 1970
91182 | unknown title | Impulse! unissued |
91183 | Via Sivanandagar | - |
91184 | unknown title | - |
91185 | Leo | - |
91186 | unknown title | - |
Alice Coltrane Sextet Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, percussion; Alice Coltrane, harp, piano; Tulsi, tamboura; Cecil McBee, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; Majid Shabazz, bells, tambourine.
The studio at the Coltrane home, Dix Hills, NY, November 8, 1970
91201 | Shiva-Loka | Impulse! AS-9203 |
91202 | Stopover Bombay | - |
91203 | Something About John Coltrane | - |
* Impulse! AS-9203 Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda 1971
= Impulse! IMPD-228 - 1997
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, soprano, tenor sax, bells, percussion; Michael White, violin, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, claves, percussion; Cecil McBee, bass, finger cymbals, percussion; Clifford Jarvis, drums, maracas, bells, percussion.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, November 25, 1970
tk.1 | Astral Traveling | unissued |
91187-5 | - | Impulse! AS-9206 |
Pharoah Sanders, soprano, tenor sax, bells, percussion; Michael White, violin, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, claves, percussion; Cecil McBee, bass, finger cymbals, percussion; Clifford Jarvis, drums, maracas, bells, percussion; James Jordan, ring cymbals.
91188 | Thembi | Impulse! AS-9206, AS-9229-2 |
Cecil McBee, bass.
Love | Impulse! AS-9206, ASY-9284-3 |
Pharoah Sanders, soprano, tenor sax, bells, percussion; Michael White, violin, percussion; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, claves, percussion; Cecil McBee, bass, finger cymbals, percussion; Clifford Jarvis, drums, maracas, bells, percussion.
91189 | Red, Black & Green | Impulse! AS-9206, AS-9267-2 |
91190 | Morning Prayer (4 Parts) | unissued |
Morning Prayer Parts 1 & 2 | - |
* Impulse! AS-9206 Pharoah Sanders - Thembi 1971
= Impulse! IMPD-253 - 1998
* Impulse! AS-9229-2 The Best Of Pharoah Sanders
* Impulse! ASY-9284-3 Various Artists - The Bass
* Impulse! AS-9267-2 Various Artists - No Energy Crisis
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts, and others.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 1970
91191 | Suite No. 1 (3 Sections) |
Howard Roberts
same personnel.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, December 16, 1970
91192-1 | Pattern A | |
91193 | Pattern B | |
91194 | Pattern C | |
Pattern D | ||
Pattern E | ||
Pattern F |
Howard Roberts
same personnel.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1970
91195 | Pattern 1 | |
91196 | Pattern 2 | |
tk.1 | Untitled Country Tune | |
tk.2 | - | |
Untitled Blues | ||
91197 | Pattern 3 |
Howard Roberts
Bobby Bruce, violin; Larry Knechtel, Pete Robinson, Mike Wofford, keyboards; Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts, guitar; Max Bennett, Brian Garofalo, Fender bass; John Guerin, Bob Morin, drums.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1970, and March 18, 23, 1971
Antelope Freeway, Part I | Impulse! AS-9207 | |
That's America Fer Ya | - | |
Dark Ominous Clouds | - | |
De Blooz | - | |
Sixteen Track Firemen | - | |
The Ballad Of Fazzio Needlepoint | - | |
Five Gallons Of Astral Flash Could Keep You Up For Thirteen Weeks | - | |
Santa Clara River Bottom | - | |
Roadwork | - |
* Impulse! AS-9207 Howard Roberts - Antelope Freeway 1971
Alice Coltrane Sextet Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, percussion; Alice Coltrane, harp, piano; Tulsi, tamboura; Cecil McBee, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; Majid Shabazz, bells, tambourine.
The studio at the Coltrane home, Dix Hills, NY, December 30, 1970
91170 | Journey In Satchidananda | Impulse! 45-278, AS-9203 |
same session.
91170 (ed. ver.) | - | Impulse! 45-279, AS-9232-2 |
* Impulse! AS-9203 Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda 1971
= Impulse! IMPD-228 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9232-2 Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space
* Impulse! 45-278 Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda Parts 1 & 2
* Impulse! 45-279 Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda Parts 1 & 2
Gabor Szabo
Nick DeCaro, accordion, keyboards #2; Lynn Blessing, vibes; Richard Thompson, keyboards; Gabor Szabo, guitar; Wolfgang Melz, bass; Jim Keltner, drums; Felix (Flaco) Falcon, Hal Gordon, conga drums; Sandra Crouch, percussion; Nick DeCaro, string orchestrator.
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, released 1970
1. | Sombrero Sam | Blue Thumb BTS 23 |
2. | Close To You | - |
3. | Country Illusion | - |
4. | Lady With Child | - |
5. | Pretty Girl Why | - |
6. | Hum A Song | - |
7. | Magical Connection | - |
8. | Fred And Betty | - |
9. | Love Theme From Spartacus | Blue Thumb BTS 23; Impulse! MCA-29065 |
* Blue Thumb BTS 23 Gabor Szabo - Magical Connection 1970
= Blue Thumb BTS 8823 -
* Impulse! MCA-29065 Gabor Szabo - Memorabilia 1982