Impulse! Records discography

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Discography for the American jazz record label Impulse! Records. Original releases had the A- prefix for the mono release and AS- for the stereo.

Discography

=Original series=

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! Catalog number !! Artist !! Title

A-1

| J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding

| The Great Kai & J. J.

A-2

| Ray Charles

| Genius + Soul = Jazz

A-3

| Kai Winding

| The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones

A-4

| Gil Evans

| Out of the Cool

A-5

| Oliver Nelson

| The Blues and the Abstract Truth

A-6

| John Coltrane

| Africa/Brass

A-7

| Art Blakey

| Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!!

A-8

| Max Roach

| Percussion Bitter Sweet

A-9

| Gil Evans

| Into the Hot

A-10

| John Coltrane

| Live! at the Village Vanguard

A-11

| Quincy Jones

| The Quintessence

A-12

| Benny Carter

| Further Definitions

A-13

| Curtis Fuller

| Soul Trombone

A-14

| Milt Jackson

| Statements

A-15

| Count Basie

| Count Basie and the Kansas City 7

A-16

|Max Roach

| It's Time

A-17

| Jackie Paris

| The Song Is Paris

A-18

| McCoy Tyner

| Inception

A-19

| Manny Albam

| Jazz Goes to the Movies

A-20

| Shelly Manne

| 2-3-4

A-21

| John Coltrane

| Coltrane

A-22

| Curtis Fuller

| Cabin in the Sky

A-23

| Roy Haynes

| Out of the Afternoon

A-24

| Michael Brown

| Alarums and Excursions

A-25

| Oscar Brand

| Morality

A-26

| Duke Ellington

| Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

A-27

| Freddie Hubbard

| The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard

A-28

| Coleman Hawkins

| Desafinado

A-29

| Chico Hamilton

| Passin' Thru

A-30

| John Coltrane & Duke Ellington

| Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

A-31

| George Wein

| George Wein & the Newport All-Stars

A-32

| John Coltrane

| Ballads

A-33

| McCoy Tyner

| Reaching Fourth

A-34

| Coleman Hawkins

| Today and Now

A-35

| Charles Mingus

| The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

A-36

| rowspan="2" | Various Artists

| Americans in Europe Vol. 1

A-37

| Americans in Europe Vol. 2

A-38

| Freddie Hubbard

| The Body & the Soul

A-39

| McCoy Tyner

| Nights of Ballads & Blues

A-40

| John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman

| John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

A-41

| Paul Gonsalves

| Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy

A-42

| John Coltrane

| Impressions

A-43

| Sonny Stitt

| Now!

A-44

| Beverly Jenkins

| Gordon Jenkins Presents My Wife the Blues Singer

A-45

| Art Blakey

| A Jazz Message

A-46

| Gary McFarland

| Point of Departure

A-47

| Gloria Coleman

| Soul Sisters

A-48

| McCoy Tyner

| Live at Newport

A-49

| Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison

| Illumination!

A-50

| John Coltrane

| Live at Birdland

A-51

| Shirley Scott

| For Members Only

A-52

| Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves

| Salt and Pepper

A-53

| Freda Payne

| After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!

A-54

| Charles Mingus

| Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

A-55

| Paul Gonsalves

| Tell It the Way It Is!

A-56

| Yusef Lateef

| Jazz 'Round the World

A-57

| Johnny Hartman

| I Just Dropped By to Say Hello

A-58

| Terry Gibbs

| Take It from Me

A-59

| Chico Hamilton

| Man from Two Worlds

A-60

| Charles Mingus

| Mingus Plays Piano

A-61

| Johnny Hodges

| Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges

A-62

| Lorez Alexandria

| Alexandria the Great

A-63

| McCoy Tyner

| Today and Tomorrow

A-64

| Clark Terry

| The Happy Horns of Clark Terry

A-65

| Ben Webster

| See You at the Fair

A-66

| John Coltrane

| Crescent

A-67

| Shirley Scott

| Great Scott!!

A-68

| J. J. Johnson

| Proof Positive

A-69

| Yusef Lateef

| Live at Pep's

A-70

| Milt Jackson

| Jazz 'n' Samba

A-71

| Archie Shepp

| Four for Trane

A-72

| Billy Taylor & Quincy Jones

| My Fair Lady Loves Jazz

A-73

| Shirley Scott

| Everybody Loves a Lover

A-74

| Johnny Hartman

| The Voice That Is!

A-75

| Oliver Nelson

| More Blues and the Abstract Truth

A-76

| Lorez Alexandria

| More of the Great Lorez Alexandria

A-77

| John Coltrane

| A Love Supreme

A-78

| Lionel Hampton

| You Better Know It!!!

A-79

| McCoy Tyner

| McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington

A-80

| The Russian Jazz Quartet

| Happiness

A-81

| Shirley Scott

| Queen of the Organ

A-82

| Chico Hamilton

| Chic Chic Chico

A-83

| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

| Sing a Song of Basie

A-84

| Yusef Lateef

| 1984

A-85

| John Coltrane

| The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

A-86

| Archie Shepp

| Fire Music

A-87

| Coleman Hawkins

| Wrapped Tight

A-88

| Elvin Jones

| Dear John C.

A-89

| Lawrence Brown

| Inspired Abandon

A-90

| Various Artists

| The New Wave in Jazz

A-91

| Sonny Rollins

| Sonny Rollins on Impulse!

A-92

| Yusef Lateef

| Psychicemotus

A-93

| Shirley Scott

| Latin Shadows

A-94

| John Coltrane & Archie Shepp

| New Thing at Newport

A-95

| John Coltrane

| Ascension 1

A-95

| John Coltrane

| Ascension 2

A-96

| Pee Wee Russell & Marshall Brown

| Ask Me Now!

A-97

| Archie Shepp

| On This Night

A-98

| Dannie Richmond

| "In" Jazz for the Culture Set

A-99

| Various Artists

| Definitive Jazz Scene 1

A-100

| Various Artists

| Definitive Jazz Scene 2

A-1972

| Various Artists

| Irrepressible Impulses

A-9101

| Various Artists

| Definitive Jazz Scene 3

A-9102

| Chico Hamilton

| El Chico

A-9103

| John Lee Hooker

| It Serve You Right to Suffer

A-9104

| Gary McFarland & Clark Terry

| Tijuana Jazz

A-9105

| Gábor Szabó

| Gypsy '66

A-9106

| John Coltrane

| Kulu Se Mama

A-9107

| Louis Bellson

| Thunderbird

A-9108

| Earl Hines

| Once Upon a Time

A-9109

| Shirley Scott

| On a Clear Day

A-9110

| John Coltrane

| Meditations

A-9111

| Sonny Rollins

| Alfie

A-9112

| Gary McFarland

| Profiles

A-9113

| Oliver Nelson

| Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle

A-9114

| Chico Hamilton

| The Further Adventures of El Chico

A-9115

| Stanley Turrentine

| Let It Go

A-9116

| Benny Carter

| Additions to Further Definitions

A-9117

| Yusef Lateef

| A Flat, G Flat and C

A-9118

| Archie Shepp

| Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco

A-9119

| Shirley Scott

| Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands

A-9120

| John Coltrane

| Expression

A-9121

| Sonny Rollins

| East Broadway Run Down

A-9122

| Gary McFarland & Gábor Szabó

| Simpático

A-9123

| Gábor Szabó

| Spellbinder

A-9124

| John Coltrane

| Live at the Village Vanguard Again!

A-9125

| Yusef Lateef

| The Golden Flute

A-9126

| Roswell Rudd

| Everywhere

A-9127

| Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill

| Spanish Rice

A-9128

| Gábor Szabó

| Jazz Raga

A-9129

| Oliver Nelson

| Sound Pieces

A-9130

| Chico Hamilton

| The Dealer

A-9131

| Zoot Sims

| Waiting Game

A-9132

| Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson

| Happenings

A-9133

| Shirley Scott & Clark Terry

| Soul Duo

A-9134

| Archie Shepp

| Mama Too Tight

A-9135

| Chico O'Farrill

| Nine Flags

A-9136

| Gary McFarland & Steve Kuhn

| The October Suite

A-9137

| Pee Wee Russell & Henry "Red" Allen

| The College Concert

A-9138

| Pharoah Sanders

| Tauhid

A-9139

| Marion Brown

| Three for Shepp

A-9140

| John Coltrane

| Om

A-9141

| Shirley Scott

| Girl Talk

A-9142

| Mal Waldron

| Sweet Love, Bitter (Soundtrack)

A-9143

| Phil Woods

| Greek Cooking

A-9144

| Oliver Nelson

| The Kennedy Dream

A-9145

| Various Artists

| Intercollegiate Music Festival 1

A-9146

| Gábor Szabó

| The Sorcerer

A-9147

| Pee Wee Russell & Oliver Nelson

| The Spirit of '67

A-9148

| John Coltrane

| Cosmic Music

A-9149

| Dizzy Gillespie

| Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac

A-9150

| Jazzbo Collins

| A Lovely Bunch of Jazzbo Collins and the Bandidos

A-9151

| Gábor Szabó

| Wind, Sky and Diamonds

A-9152

| Mel Brown

| Chicken Fat

A-9153

| Oliver Nelson

| Live from Los Angeles

A-9154

| Archie Shepp

| The Magic of Ju-Ju

A-9155

| Albert Ayler

| Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village

A-9156

| Alice Coltrane

| A Monastic Trio

A-9157

| Clark Terry

| It's What's Happenin'

A-9158

| Rolf Kühn & Joachim Kühn

| Impressions of New York

A-9159

| Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele

| Light My Fire

A-9160

| Elvin Jones & Richard Davis

| Heavy Sounds

A-9161

| John Coltrane

| Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things

A-9162

| Archie Shepp

| Three for a Quarter, One for a Dime

A-9163

| Tom Scott

| The Honeysuckle Breeze

A-9164

| Bill Plummer and the Cosmic Brotherhood

| Bill Plummer and the Cosmic Brotherhood

A-9165

| Albert Ayler

| Love Cry

A-9166

| Emil Richards

| Journey to Bliss

A-9167

| Gábor Szabó

| More Sorcery

A-9168

| Oliver Nelson & Steve Allen

| Soulful Brass

A-9169

| Mel Brown

| The Wizard

A-9170

| Archie Shepp

| The Way Ahead

A-9171

| Tom Scott

| Rural Still Life

A-9172

| Various Artists

| Irrepressible Impulses

A-9173

| Gábor Szabó

| Best Of

A-9174

| Chico Hamilton

| Best Of

A-9175

| Albert Ayler

| New Grass

A-9176

| Ahmad Jamal

| At the Top - Poinciana Revisited

A-9177

|

|

A-9178

| Ornette Coleman

| Ornette at 12

A-9179

|

|

A-9180

| Mel Brown

| Blues for We

A-9181

| Pharoah Sanders

| Karma

A-9182

| Emil Richards

| Spirit of 1976

A-9183

| Charlie Haden

| Liberation Music Orchestra

A-9184

| Dave MacKay & Vicky Hamilton

| Dave MacKay and Vicky Hamilton

A-9185

| Alice Coltrane

| Huntington Ashram Monastery

A-9186

| Mel Brown

| I'd Rather Suck My Thumb

A-9187

| Ornette Coleman

| Crisis

A-9188

| Archie Shepp

| For Losers

A-9189

| Milt Jackson

| That's the Way It Is

A-9190

| Pharoah Sanders

| Jewels of Thought

A-9191

| Albert Ayler

| Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe

A-9192

| Buddy Montgomery

| This Rather Than That

A-9193

| Jackson & Ray Brown

| Memphis Jackson

A-9194

| Ahmad Jamal

| The Awakening

A-9195

| John Coltrane

| Transition

A-9196

| Alice Coltrane

| Ptah, the El Daoud

A-9197

| Clifford Coulter

| East Side San Jose

A-9198

| Dave MacKay & Vicky Hamilton

| Rainbow

A-9199

| Pharoah Sanders

| Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)

A-9200

| John Coltrane

| His Greatest Years 1

A-9201

|

|

A-9202

| John Coltrane

| Live in Seattle

A-9203

| Alice Coltrane

| Journey in Satchidananda

A-9204

| Gábor Szabó

| His Great Hits

A-9205

| Genesis

| Trespass

A-9206

| Pharoah Sanders

| Thembi

A-9207

| Howard Roberts

| Antelope Freeway

A-9208

| Albert Ayler

| The Last Album

A-9209

| Mel Brown

| Mel Brown's Fifth

A-9210

| Alice Coltrane

| Universal Consciousness

A-9211

| John Coltrane

| Sun Ship

A-9212

| Archie Shepp

| Things Have Got to Change

A-9213

| Chico Hamilton

| His Great Hits

A-9214

| John Klemmer

| Constant Throb

A-9215

| Michael White

| Spirit Dance

A-9216

| Clifford Coulter

| Do It Now!

A-9217

| Ahmad Jamal

| Freeflight

A-9218

| Alice Coltrane

| World Galaxy

A-9219

| Pharoah Sanders

| Black Unity

A-9220

| John Klemmer

| Waterfalls

A-9221

| Michael White

| Pneuma

A-9222

| Archie Shepp

| Attica Blues

A-9223

| John Coltrane

| His Greatest Years 2

A-9224

| Alice Coltrane

| Lord of Lords

A-9225

| Alice Coltrane

| John Coltrane: Infinity

A-9226

| Ahmad Jamal

| Outertimeinnerspace

A-9227

| Pharoah Sanders

| Live at the East

A-9228

| Various Artists

| Impulse Energy Essentials

A-9229

| Pharoah Sanders

| Best Of

A-9230

| Milt Jackson Quintet featuring Ray Brown

| Just the Way It Had to Be

A-9231

| Archie Shepp

| The Cry of My People

A-9232

| Alice Coltrane

| Reflection on Creation and Space

A-9233

| Pharoah Sanders

| Wisdom Through Music

A-9234

| Charles Mingus

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9235

| McCoy Tyner

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9236

| Sonny Rollins

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9237

| Freddie Hubbard

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9238

| Ahmad Jamal

| Tranquility

A-9239

| Sun Ra

| Atlantis

A-9240

| Keith Jarrett

| Fort Yawuh

A-9241

| Michael White

| The Land of Spirit and Light

A-9242

| Sun Ra

| The Nubians of Plutonia

A-9243

| Sun Ra

| The Magic City

A-9244

| John Klemmer

| Intensity

A-9245

| Sun Ra

| Angels and Demons at Play

A-9246

| John Coltrane

| Live in Japan

A-9247

| Gary Saracho

| En Medio

A-9248

| Gato Barbieri

| Chapter One: Latin America

A-9249

| Mel Brown

| Big Foot Country Girl

A-9250

| Dewey Redman

| The Ear of the Behearer

A-9251

| Sam Rivers

| Streams

A-9252

| Marion Brown

| Geechee Recollections

A-9253

| Various Artists

| The Saxophone

A-9254

| Pharoah Sanders

| Village of the Pharoahs

A-9255

| Sun Ra

| Astro Black

A-9256

| Duke Ellington

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9257

| Albert Ayler

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9258

| Coleman Hawkins

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9259

| Yusef Lateef

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9260

| Ahmad Jamal

| Reevaluation: The Impulse Years

A-9261

| Pharoah Sanders

| Elevation

A-9262

| Archie Shepp

| Kwanza

A-9263

| Gato Barbieri

| Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre

A-9264

| Various Artists

| Impulse Artists on Tour

A-9265

| Sun Ra

| Jazz In Silhouette

A-9266

| Various Artists

| Impulsively

A-9267

| Various Artists

| No Energy Crisis

A-9268

| Michael White

| Father Music, Mother Dance

A-9269

| John Klemmer

| Magic and Movement

A-9270

| Sun Ra

| Fate in a Pleasant Mood

A-9271

| Sun Ra

| Supersonic Sounds

A-9272

| Various Artists

| The Drums

A-9273

| John Coltrane

| The Africa/Brass Sessions, Volume 2

A-9274

| Keith Jarrett

| Treasure Island

A-9275

| Marion Brown

| Sweet Earth Flying

A-9276

| Sun Ra

| Bad and Beautiful

A-9277

| John Coltrane

| Interstellar Space

A-9278

| John Coltrane

| His Greatest Years 3

A-9279

| Gato Barbieri

| Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

A-9280

| Pharoah Sanders

| Love in Us All

A-9281

| Michael White

| Go with the Flow

A-9282

| Milt Jackson

| The Impulse Years

A-9283

| Elvin Jones

| The Impulse Years

A-9284

| Various Artists

| The Bass

A-9285

| Various Artists

| Ellingtonia 2

A-9286

| Sam Rivers

| Crystals

A-9287

| Sun Ra

| Night of the Purple Moon (not released)

A-9288

| Sun Ra

| Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth (not released)

A-9289

| Sun Ra

| My Brother, the Wind (not released)

A-9290

| Sun Ra

| Sound Sun Pleasure!! (not released)

A-9291

| Sun Ra

| Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (not released)

A-9292

| Sun Ra

| We Travel the Space Ways (not released)

A-9293

| Sun Ra

| Other Planes of There (not released)

A-9294

| Sun Ra

| Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow (not released)

A-9295

| Sun Ra

| Monorails and Satellites (not released)

A-9296

| Sun Ra

| Cymbals (not released)

A-9297

| Sun Ra

| Crystal Spears (not released)

A-9298

| Sun Ra

| Pathways to Unknown Worlds

A-9299

| Howard Roberts

| Equinox Express Elevator

A-9300

|Dewey Redman

| Coincide

A-9301

| Keith Jarrett

| Death and the Flower

A-9302

| Sam Rivers

| Hues

A-9303

| Gato Barbieri

| Chapter Four: Alive in New York

A-9304

| Marion Brown

| Vista

A-9305

| Keith Jarrett

| Backhand

A-9306

| John Coltrane

| The Gentle Side of John Coltrane

A-9307

|Lucky Thompson

| Dancing Sunbeam

A-9308

| Brass Fever

| Brass Fever

A-9309

|

|

A-9310

| Yusef Lateef

| Club Date

A-9311

|Gloria Lynne

| I Don't Know How to Love Him

A-9312

| Sonny Criss

| Warm and Sonny

A-9313

| Jimmy Ponder

| Illusions

A-9314

| John Handy

| Hard Work

A-9315

| Keith Jarrett

| Mysteries

A-9316

| Sam Rivers

| Sizzle

A-9317

| Bobby Blue Bland & B.B. King

| Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live

A-9318

| Wade Marcus

| Metamorphosis

A-9319

| Brass Fever

| Time Is Running Out

A-9320

|

|

A-9321

| Betty Carter

| What a Little Moonlight Can Do

A-9322

| Keith Jarrett

| Shades

A-9323

|

|

A-9324

| John Handy

| Carnival

A-9325

| John Coltrane

| The Other Village Vanguard Tapes 11/61

A-9326

| Sonny Criss

| The Joy of Sax

A-9327

| Jimmy Ponder

| White Room

A-9328

| Blue Mitchell

| African Violet

A-9329

| Les McCann

| Music Lets Me Be

A-9330

| Grady Tate

| Master Grady Tate

A-9331

| Keith Jarrett

| Byablue

A-9332

| John Coltrane

| First Meditations

A-9333

| Les McCann

| Live at the Roxy

A-9334

| Keith Jarrett

| Bop-Be

A-9335

| Oliver Nelson

| Three Dimensions

A-9336

| Albert Ayler

| The Village Concerts

A-9337

| Kenny Dorham / Sonny Criss

| The Bopmasters

A-9338

| McCoy Tyner

| The Early Trios

A-9339

| Various Artists

| The New Breed

A-9340

| Gil Evans & Gary McFarland

| The Great Arrangers

A-9341

| Shirley Scott

| The Great Live Sessions

A-9342

| Quincy Jones

| The Quintessential Charts

A-9343

| Hugh Masekela

| The African Connection

A-9344

|

|

A-9345

| rowspan="2" | John Coltrane

| The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 1: Feelin' Good

A-9346

| The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 2: To the Beat of a Different Drum

A-9347

| Blue Mitchell

| Summer Soft

A-9348

| Keith Jarrett

| Best Of

A-9349

| Sonny Rollins

| There Will Never Be Another You

A-9350

| Duke Ellington

| The Great Tenor Encounters

A-9351

| Count Basie

| Retrospective Sessions

A-9352

| Sam Rivers

| The Trio Sessions

A-9353

| Yusef Lateef

| The Live Session

A-9354

| Tom Scott / John Klemmer / Gato Barbieri

| Foundations

A-9355

|

|

A-9356

| Paul Horn

| Plenty of Horn

A-9357

| Archie Shepp

| Further Fire Music

A-9358

|

|

A-9359

| Pee Wee Russell

| Salute to Newport

A-9360

| John Coltrane

| The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 3: Jupiter Variation

A-9361

| John Coltrane

| The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 4: Trane's Modes

=1987–present=

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== [[Teodross Avery]] ==

  • 1995: My Generation

== [[Black Note]] ==

  • 1995: Nothin' but the Swing

== [[Henry Butler]] ==

== [[Michael Brecker]] ==

== Alice Coltrane ==

== [[Jack DeJohnette]] ==

== [[Donald Harrison]] ==

  • 1996: Nouveau Swing
  • 1997: Free to Be

== [[Henry Johnson (guitarist)|Henry Johnson]] ==

  • 1986: You're the One
  • 1988: Future Excursions

== [[Diana Krall]] ==

== [[Machito]] ==

  • 1988: Machito & His Salsa Big Band[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r182654|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

== [[Russell Malone]] ==

  • 1998: Sweet Georgia Peach

== [[Andrea Motis]] ==

  • 2017: Emotional Dance

== [[Danilo Pérez]] ==

  • 1996: Panamonk

== [[Eric Reed (musician)|Eric Reed]] ==

  • 1996: Musicale

== [[Horace Silver]] ==

== [[Sons of Kemet]] ==

== [[Greg Tardy]] ==

  • 1997: Serendipity

== [[The Comet Is Coming]] ==

== [[Shabaka Hutchings]] ==

  • 2022: Afrikan Culture

== McCoy Tyner ==

== Various artists ==

  • 1998: Jazz Underground: Live at Smalls

{{col div end}}

References

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