Impulse Records Discography: 1969-1970

1969

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn, Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Al Aarons (tp, flh) Richard Boone, Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell (tb) Bill Hughes (btb) Bobby Plater (as, fl) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Eric Dixon (ts, fl) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Norman Keenan (b) Harold Jones (d) Sam Nistico, Chico O'Farrill (arr)

	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	-

* Count Basie - Standing Ovation (Dot DLP 25938; MCA 29005)
= Count Basie - The Dedication Series, Vol. XI: Retrospective Sessions (Impulse IA 9351-2)

Pharoah Sanders Nonet

Julius Watkins (frh) James Spaulding (fl) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Lonnie Liston Smith (p) Richard Davis, Reggie Workman (b) Billy Hart (d) Nat Bettis (per) Leon Thomas (per, vo)

	The Creator Has A Master Plan, Pt. 1	Impulse AS 9181, AS 9229-2
	The Creator Has A Master Plan, Pt. 2	-

* Pharoah Sanders - Karma (Impulse AS 9181, IMPD 153)
* The Best Of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse AS 9229-2)

Archie Shepp Group

Jimmy Owens (tp, flh) Grachan Moncur III (tb) James Spaulding (as) Archie Shepp (ts) Charles Davis (bars) Dave Burrell (org) Wally Richardson (g) Bob Bushnell (el-b) Bernard Purdie (d)

	Abstract	Impulse AS 9188
	Back Back	Impulse AS 9262

* Archie Shepp - For Losers (Impulse AS 9188)
* Archie Shepp - Kwanza (Impulse AS 9262)

Pharoah Sanders Septet

Julius Watkins (frh) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Lonnie Liston Smith (p) Ron Carter, Reggie Workman (b) Freddie Waits (d) Leon Thomas (per, vo)

Colors

Impulse AS 9181, AS 9229-2

* Pharoah Sanders - Karma (Impulse AS 9181, IMPD 153)
* The Best Of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse AS 9229-2)

Archie Shepp Group

Jimmy Owens (tp) Grachan Moncur III (tb) Archie Shepp (ts, vo) Charles Davis (bars) Dave Burrell (p) Walter Booker (b) Beaver Harris (d)

	New Africa	Impulse AS 9262, IMPD 272
	Bakai	-

* Archie Shepp - Kwanza (Impulse AS 9262)
* Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead (Impulse IMPD 272)

Mel Brown

Mel Brown (g, vo) Abraham Miller (d) Artie Butler (arr, cond) unidentified horns and strings

90999	Indian Giver	Impulse AS 9180
91000	Twist And Shout	-
91001	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	-
91002	Son Of A Preacher Man	-
91003	Set Me Free	-
91004	Blues For We	-
91005	Stranger On The Shore	-
91006	Freaky Zeke	-
91007	Blues Pizzicato	unissued
91008	What A Wonderful World	Impulse AS 9180

* Mel Brown - Blues For We (Impulse AS 9180)

Emil Richards Quintet

Emil Richards (vib, el-vib, octave mar, per) Dave Mackay (p, per) Ray Neapolitan (b, el-b) Joe Porcaro (d) Mark Stevens (per)

	Spirit Of 1976	Impulse AS 9182
	Peek-A-Boo	-
	All Blue	-
	One Tooth Grin	-
	Like Me	-
	10 To 5	-
	Jordu	-

* Emil Richards - The Spirit Of 1976 (Impulse AS 9182)

Ornette Coleman Quintet

Don Cherry (cor, Indian fl) Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) Dewey Redman (ts, cl) Charlie Haden (b) Denardo Coleman (d)

	Broken Shadows	Impulse AS 9187
	Comme It Faut	-
	Song For Che	-
	Space Jungle	-
	Trouble In The East	-
	Whom Do You Work For?	unissued
	The Anthem	-

* Ornette Coleman - Crisis (Impulse AS 9187)

Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra

Don Cherry (cor, Indian fl -3,5) Mike Mantler (tp) Roswell Rudd (tb) Bob Northern (frh, hand woodblocks, crow call, military whistle, bells) Howard Johnson (tu) Perry Robinson (cl) Gato Barbieri (ts, cl) Dewey Redman (ts, as) Carla Bley (p, tamb) Sam Brown (g, thumb p -1,3/7) Charlie Haden (b) Paul Motian (d, per) Andrew Cyrille (d, per -8)

1.	The Introduction	Impulse AS 9183
2.	Song Of The United Front	-
3.	El Quinto Regimiento (Fifth Regiment) Los Cuatro Ge	-
4.	The Ending To The First Side	-
5.	Song For Che'	-
6.	War Orphans	-
7.	The Interlude (Drinking Music)	-
8.	Circus '68 '69	-
9.	We Shall Overcome	-

* Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse AS 9183, IMPD 188)

Alice Coltrane Trio

Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Ron Carter (b) Rashied Ali (d)

	Huntington Ashram Monastery	Impulse AS 9185
	Turiya	-
	Paramahansa Lake	-
	Via Sivanandagar	-
	IHS (I Have Suffered)	-
	Jaya Jaya Rama	-

* Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery (Impulse AS 9185)

Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton

Ira Schulman (ts, fl, picc, reed fl) Bill Plummer (sitar -7) Ray Neapolitan (b, el-b) Joe Porcaro (d, per) Francisco Aguabella (cga, bgo) Vicky Hamilton (vo) Dave Mackay (vo, p, el-p)

1.	Now	Impulse AS 9184; Discovery DS 868
2.	See You Later	Impulse AS 9184
3.	Jacque The Junkman	-
4.	Jersey Bounce	-
5.	Like Me	-
6.	Samba For Vicky	-
7.	Blues For Hari	Impulse AS 9184; Discovery DS 868
8.	Elephant Song	Impulse AS 9184
9.	Moon Rider	-
10.	Here	Impulse AS 9184; Discovery DS 868
11.	3 For 5	Discovery DS 868

* Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton (Impulse AS 9184)
* Dave Mackay - Handy (Discovery DS 868)

Ornette Coleman Sextet

Don Cherry (cor) Ornette Coleman (as) Dewey Redman (ts) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Emanuel Ghent (electronic devices)

91045	Man On The Moon	Impulse 45-275
91046	Growing Up	-

* Ornette Coleman - Man On The Moon c/w Growing Up (Impulse 45-275)

Mel Brown

Matthew Kelly (hca) Clifford Coulter (org, el-p) Mel Brown (g, vo) Gregg Ferber (d)

91047	Scorpio	Impulse AS 9186
91048	Fuxx Blues	unissued
91049	Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings	Impulse AS 9186
91050	Dixie	-
91051	You Got Me Hummin'	unissued
91052	Slow Blues (1st ver.)	-
91053	Son Of A Chicken Fat	-
91054	Slow Blues (2nd ver.)	-
91055	Do Your Thing	Impulse AS 9186

* Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse AS 9186)

Milt Jackson Quintet

Teddy Edwards (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Monty Alexander (p) Ray Brown (b) Dick Berk (d)

	Frankie And Johnny	Impulse AS 9189, ASH 9282-2
	Here's That Rainy Day	-
	Wheelin' And Dealin'	Impulse AS 9189
	Blues In The Bassment	-
	Tenderly	-
	That's The Way It Is	-

* Milt Jackson - That's The Way It Is (Impulse AS 9189)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)

same session

	Listen, Hear	Impulse AS 9230
	S.K.J	-
	Who Can I Turn To?	Impulse AS 9230, ASH 9282-2
	If I Were A Bell	-
	The Very Thought Of You	Impulse AS 9230, ASY 9284-3
	Bags' Groove	Impulse AS 9230, ASH 9282-2

* Milt Jackson/Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be (Impulse AS 9230)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)
* Various Artists - The Bass (Impulse ASY 9284-3)

Archie Shepp Group

Woody Shaw (tp -3,4) Matthew Gee (tb -3,4) Clarence Sharpe (as -1,3,4) Archie Shepp (ts, ss) Cecil Payne (bars, fl -2/4) Cedar Walton (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Joe Chambers (d) China-Lin Sharpe (vo -1,3)

1.	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Impulse AS 9188
2.	What Would It Be Without You	-
3.	Un Croque Monsieur (Poem: For Losers)	-
4.	Slow Drag	Impulse AS 9262

* Archie Shepp - For Losers (Impulse AS 9188)
* Archie Shepp - Kwanza (Impulse AS 9262)

Albert Ayler Quintet

Albert Ayler (ts, vo) Bobby Few (p) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)

91092	Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe	Impulse AS 9191
91093	A Man Is Like A Tree	-
91094	Again Comes The Risting Of The Sun	Impulse AS 9208, AS 9257-2
91095	Desert Blood	Impulse AS 9208

* Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe (Impulse AS 9191, 440 065 383-2)
* Albert Ayler - The Last Album (Impulse AS 9208)
* Albert Ayler - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (Impulse AS 9257-2)

Albert Ayler Sextet

Albert Ayler (ts, vo -1/3,5/10, ts, bagpipe chanter, vo -4) Bobby Few (p) Henry Vestine (el-g -8/10) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)

1. 91100	Birth Of Mirth	Impulse AS 9208
2. 91101	Oh! Love Of Life	Impulse AS 9191, AS 9257-2
3. 91102	Island Harvest	Impulse AS 9191
4. 91103	Masonic Inborn	-
5. 91104	All Love	Impulse AS 9208
6. 91105	Poetic Soul	unissued
7. 91106	Water Music	Impulse AS 9208, AS 9257-2
8. 91107	Drudgery	Impulse AS 9191, AS 9257-2
9. 91108	Toling	Impulse AS 9208
10. 91109	Joining Forces	unissued

* Albert Ayler - The Last Album (Impulse AS 9208)
* Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe (Impulse AS 9191, 440 065 383-2)
* Albert Ayler - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (Impulse AS 9257-2)

Albert Ayler Duo

Henry Vestine (el-g) Albert Ayler (bagpipe chanter)

91110

Untitled Duet

Impulse AS 9208

* Albert Ayler - The Last Album (Impulse AS 9208)

Buddy Montgomery Septet

Buddy Montgomery (vib, p -1/5,7,8, p, vib -6) Jodie Christian (p -3/7) Melvin Rhyne (org -1,2,6,8) Manty Ellis (g -3/7) Jimmy Rowser (b -3,4,6,7) Monk Montgomery (el-b -1,2,5,6,8) George Brown (d)

1.	This Rather Than That	Impulse AS 9192
2.	Tin Tin Deo	-
3.	Rose Bud	-
4.	Stormy	-
5.	Willy Nilly Blues	-
6.	Beautiful Love	unissued
7.	Didn't We?	Impulse AS 9192
8.	Winding Up	-

* Buddy Montgomery - This Rather Than That (Impulse AS 9192)

Mel Brown

Matthew Kelly (hca) Clifford Coulter (org, el-p) Mel Brown (g, vo) Gregg Ferber (d)

90190	I'd Rather Suck My Thumb	Impulse AS 9186
90191	Troubles	-

* Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse AS 9186)

Milt Jackson - Ray Brown Orchestra

John Audino, Buddy Childers (tp) Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp, flh) Randy Aldcroft (tb) John T. Johnson (tu) Ernie Watts (as) Harold Land (ts) Jim Horn (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Mike Melvoin (p, el-p) Fred Robinson (g) Ray Brown (b, cond) Wilton Felder (el-b) Earl Palmer (d)

	Uh-Huh	Impulse AS 9193
	One Mint Julep (One Way)	Impulse AS 9193, ASH 9282-2
	Oh Happy Day	Impulse AS 9193
	One Mint Julep (The Other Way)	-

* Milt Jackson/Ray Brown - Memphis Jackson (Impulse AS 9193)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)

Bud Brisbois, Ollie Mitchell (tp) Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Kenny Shroyer (btb) Jim Horn (as, fl) Teddy Edwards (ts) John Lowe (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Mike Melvoin (el-p) Fred Robinson (g) Ray Brown (b, cond) Wilton Felder (el-b) Carl (Cubby) O'Brien (d)

	Braddock Breakdown	Impulse AS 9193, ASH 9282-2
	A Sound For Sore Ears	Impulse AS 9193
	Picking Up The Vibrations	-

* Milt Jackson/Ray Brown - Memphis Jackson (Impulse AS 9193)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)

Milt Jackson - Ray Brown Orchestra

Al Aarons (tp) Teddy Edwards (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Joe Sample (el-p) Howard Roberts, Fred Robinson (g) Ray Brown (b, cond) Wilton Felder (el-b) Paul Humphries (d) Victor Feldman (per)

	Memphis Junction	Impulse AS 9193
	Queen Mother Stomp	Impulse AS 9193, ASH 9282-2
	Enchanted Lady	-

* Milt Jackson/Ray Brown - Memphis Jackson (Impulse AS 9193)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)

Mel Brown

Matthew Kelly (hca) Johnny Carswell (org) Mel Brown (g, vo) Bob West (el-b) Gregg Ferber (d)

91131	Untitled Blues	unissued
91132	You Got Me Hummin'	Impulse AS 9186
91133	Hop Tune Blues	unissued
91134	Goin' Down Slow	-

* Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse AS 9186)

Pharoah Sanders Group

Pharoah Sanders (ts, cbcl, reed fl, African thumb p, orchestra chimes, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, African fl, African thumb p, per) Cecil McBee (b, per) Richard Davis (b, per -2,3) Roy Haynes (d -1) Idris Muhammad (d, per) Leon Thomas (per, vo)

1.	Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah	Impulse AS 9190, AS 9229-2
2.	Sun In Aquarius, Pt. 1	Impulse AS 9190
3.	Sun In Aquarius, Pt. 2	-

* Pharoah Sanders - Jewels Of Thought (Impulse AS 9190, IMPD 247)
* The Best Of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse AS 9229-2)

Mel Brown

Matthew Kelly (hca) Johnny Carswell (org) Mel Brown (g, vo) Bob West (el-b) Gregg Ferber (d)

91137	Slow Blues	Impulse unissued
91138	unknown title	-
91139	Slow Blues	-

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Ahmad Jamal (p) Jamil Sulieman (b) Frank Gant (d)

	Have You Met Miss Jones?	Impulse AS 9176
	Poinciana	-
	Lament	-
	Call Me	-
	Theme From Valley Of The Dolls	-
	Frank's Tune	-
	How Insensitive	-

* Ahmad Jamal At The Top: Poinciana Revisited (Impulse AS 9176)

Buddy Montgomery Band

Teddy Edwards, Plas Johnson, Harold Land (ts, fl) Don "Sugarcane" Harris (vln) Buddy Montgomery (vib, p) Clint Houston (p) George Cables (p, el-p) probably Billy Hart (d) unknown (cga)

	Doin' Like I Wanna	Impulse unissued
	Comin' On Down	-
	Headstrong	-
	Blues In F	-
	At This Point	-
	Impetuous Youth	-
	Expressions In Blue	-

1970 (The 10th anniversary)

Alice Coltrane Quartet plus

Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders (ts, afl) Alice Coltrane (p, org, harp) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Chuck Stewart (bells, photographer)

	Ptah, The El Daoud	Impulse AS 9196
	Turiya And Ramakrishna	-
	Blue Nile	Impulse AS 9196, AS 9232-2
	Mantra	Impulse AS 9196

* Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud (Impulse AS 9196, IMPD 201)
* Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space (Impulse AS 9232-2)

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Ahmad Jamal (p) Jamil Nasser (b) Frank Gant (d)

	The Awakening	Impulse AS 9194
	I Love Music	-
	Patterns	-
	Dolphin Dance	-
	You're My Everything	-
	Stolen Moments	-
	Wave	Impulse AS 9194; Prestige P 24052

* Ahmad Jamal - The Awakening (Impulse AS 9194, IMPD 226)
* Various Artists - Piano Giants (Prestige P 24052)

Dave Mackay And Vicky Hamilton

Ira Schulman (fl, afl, as, ts, cl) Joe Pass (el-g, g) Chuck Domanico (b) Colin Bailey (d) Vicky Hamilton (vo) Dave Mackay (vo, p, el-p, org, tamb)

	Happying (Flip's Blues)	Impulse AS 9198
	Will O' The Wisp	-
	If I Ask You	-
	4 Ira	-
	See My Rainbow	-
	Peek-A-Boo	-
	Free	-
	Silent	-
	A Time For Love	-
	Reach Out	-

* Dave Mackay/Vicky Hamilton - Rainbow (Impulse AS 9198)

Clifford Coulter Band

John Turk (tp) Gino Landry (as) Cornelius Bumpus (ts) Clifford Coulter (p, el-p, org, g, vo) Mel Brown (g) Jerry Perez (rhythm g) Jimmy Calhoun (el-b) Joe Provost (d -1/3,5,7) Billy Ingram (d -4,6)

1.	Do It Again	Impulse AS 9197
2.	East Side San Jose	-
3.	Prayer Garden	-
4.	Cliff's Place	-
5.	Sal Si Puedes (Get Out If You Can)	-
6.	Big Fat Funky Shirley	-
7.	Alum Rock Park	-

* Clifford Coulter - East Side San Jose (Impulse AS 9197)

Pharoah Sanders Group

Woody Shaw (tp, yodeling, maracas, per) Pharoah Sanders (ss, cow h, bells, tritone whistle, cowbell, wood fl, thumb p, per) Gary Bartz (as, bells, cowbell, shakers, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, cowbell, thumb p, per) Cecil McBee (b) Clifford Jarvis (d) Anthony Wiles (cga, African per) Nathaniel Bettis (balafon, yodeling, African per)

	Summun, Bukmun, Umyun	Impulse AS 9199
	Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord	Impulse AS 9199, AS 9229-2

* Pharoah Sanders - Summun, Bukmun, Umyun (Deaf, Dumb, Blind) (Impulse AS 9199, IMPD 265)
* The Best Of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse AS 9229-2)

Alice Coltrane Quintet

Pharoah Sanders (ss, per) Alice Coltrane (harp) Vishnu Wood (oud) Charlie Haden (b) Rashied Ali (d)

Isis And Osiris

Impulse AS 9203

* Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda (Impulse AS 9203, IMPD 228)

Mel Brown

Carle Vickers (tp) Jake Riley (tb) Lorenzo Carnegie (as) Onion Miller (ts) Tobie Butler (bars) Jimmy Davis (org, key) Clifford Coulter (el-p -1/3,5,6) Mel Brown (g, el-p -1,2,5,6, g -3,4) Jeff Osborne (d) unidentified choir (-1,2,6)

1. 91180	Shake Your Snake
2. 91181	Walk Your Shoes
3.	Time For A Change	Impulse AS 9209
4.	Good Stuff	-
5.	Home Made	-
6.	Gimme A Little Slack	-

* Mel Brown's Fifth (Impulse AS 9209)

Mel Brown

Jimmy Davis (org, key) Mel Brown (g, el-p, el-b, vo) Jeff Osborne (d) John H. Brown (vo -2)

1. 91175	Better Days	unissued
2. 91176	Seven Forty-Seven (Airport Blues)	Impulse AS 9209
3. 91177	Drifting Blues	-
4. 91178	Luv Potion	Impulse 45-280, AS 9209
5. 91779	Cheap At Half The Price	-

* Mel Brown's Fifth (Impulse AS 9209)
* Mel Brown - Luv Potion c/w Cheap At Half The Price (Impulse 45-280)

Alice Coltrane Sextet

Pharoah Sanders (ss, per) Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Tulsi (tamboura) Cecil McBee (b) Rashied Ali (d) Majid Shabazz (bells, tamb)

	Journey In Satchidananda	Impulse AS 9203, AS 9232-2
	Shiva-Loka	Impulse AS 9203
	Stopover Bombay	-
	Something About John Coltrane	-

* Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda (Impulse AS 9203, IMPD 228)
* Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space (Impulse AS 9232-2)

Pharoah Sanders Group

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, bells, per) Michael White (vln, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, el-p, claves, per) Cecil McBee (b, finger cymb, per) Clifford Jarvis (d, maracas, bells, per) James Jordan (ring cymb -3)

1.	Astral Traveling	Impulse AS 9206
2.	Red, Black And Green	Impulse AS 9206, AS 9267-2
3.	Thembi	Impulse AS 9206, AS 9229-2
4.	Love	Impulse AS 9206, ASY 9284-3

* Pharoah Sanders - Thembi (Impulse AS 9206, IMPD 253)
* Various Artists - No Energy Crisis (Impulse AS 9267-2)
* The Best Of Pharoah Sanders (Impulse AS 9229-2)
* Various Artists - The Bass (Impulse ASY 9284-3)

Howard Roberts Band

Robby Bruce (vln) Larry Knechtel, Pete Robinson, Mike Wofford (key) Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts (g) Max Bennett, Brian Garofalo (el-b) John Guerin, Bob Morin (d)

	Antelope Freeway, Pt. 1	Impulse AS 9207
	That's America Fer Ya	-
	Dark Ominous Clouds	-
	De Blooz, Pt. 4&6	-
	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	-

* Howard Roberts - Antelope Freeway (Impulse AS 9207)

Genesis

Genesis (rock group) and others

	Looking For Someone	Impulse AS 9205
	White Mountain	-
	Visions Of Angels	-
	Stagnation	-
	Dusk	-
	The Knife	-

* Genesis - Trespass (Impulse AS 9205)