Impulse! Records Discography: 1973-1994

1973

Michael White Group

Prince Lasha (piccolo flute, flute, alto flute, clarinet) Ed Kelly (piano) Bob King (classical guitar) Michael White (violin) Cecil McBee (bass) Kenneth Nash (percussion) Stanley Nash, Kenny Jenkins, and ABC Messenger delivery man (vocals)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, February 7 & 8, 1973
The Land Of Spirit And Light, Pt. 1/3Impulse! AS 9241, AS 9266-2
Fatima's GardenImpulse! AS 9241
Fiesta DominicalImpulse! AS 9241, AS 9264, AS 9266-2
O Ancient OneImpulse! AS 9241
Lament (Mankind)-
PreytudeImpulse! AS 9267-2
* Impulse! AS 9241   Michael White - The Land Of Spirit And Light
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! AS 9264   Various Artists - Impulse! Artists On Tour
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis

John Klemmer Group

John Klemmer (tenor saxophone, Echoplex, vocal percussion) Tom Canning (electric piano) Dave Parlato (electric bass) Victor Feldman (percussion)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1973
Rapture Of The DeepImpulse! AS 9244
Love Song To KatherineImpulse! AS 9244, AS 9266-2
Prayer For John ColtraneImpulse! AS 9244
Waltz For John Coltrane-
(C'Mon An') Play With MeImpulse! AS 9244, AS 9266-2
* Impulse! AS 9244   John Klemmer - Intensity
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet + 1

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, musette, maracas) Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano saxophone, tambourine) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion) Danny Johnson (percussion)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, February 24, 1973
(If The) Misfits (Wear It)Impulse! AS 9240, IMPD 5-237
Fort Yawuh-
De DrumsImpulse! AS 9240, AS 9266-2, IMPD 5-237
Still Life, Still Life-
(If The) Misfits (Wear It) (alt. take)Impulse! IMPD 5-237
Whistle Tune-
Spoken Introduction-
Angles (Without Edges) (alt. take)-
Roads Traveled, Roads VeiledImpulse! AS 9264, IMPD 5-237, 314 547 966-2
De Drums (excerpt) (alt. take)Impulse! IMPD 5-237
Melting The Ice-
* Impulse! AS 9240, 314 547 966-2   Keith Jarrett - Fort Yawuh
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! AS 9264   Various Artists - Impulse! Artists On Tour
* Impulse! IMPD 5-237   Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Years, 1973-1974

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Quelo Palacios (acoustic guitar) Ricardo Lew (electric guitar) Adalberto Cevasco (electric bass) Pocho Lapuble (drums) Jorge Padin, El Zurdo Roizner (percussion) Domingo Cura (bombo Indio) Isoca Fumero (charango) Raul Mercado (quena) Amadeo Monges (arpa India) Antonio Pantoja (anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho)
Music Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 17, 1973
EncuentrosImpulse! AS 9248, AS 9264, IMPD 2-236
La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La JuvuntudImpulse! AS 9248, IMPD 2-236
Juana AzurduyImpulse! AS 9263, IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9248   Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America
* Impulse! AS 9264   Various Artists - Impulse! Artists On Tour
* Impulse! AS 9263   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Quelo Palacios (acoustic guitar) Adalberto Cevasco (electric bass) El Zurdo Roizner (percussion) Domingo Cura (bombo Indio) Raul Mercado (quena) Amadeo Monges (arpa India) Antonio Pantoja (anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho)
Music Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina, probably April 18, 1973
IndiaImpulse! AS 9248, IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9248   Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon) Osvaldo Bellingieri (piano) Adalberto Cevasco (electric bass)
Music Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 24, 1973
Nunca MasImpulse! AS 9248
Nunca Mas (complete version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9248   Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone, narrator -1, tenor saxophone -2) Helio Delmiro (guitar) Novelli (electric bass) Paulo Antonio Braga (Paulinho) (drums) unidentified percussion section (surdo, tambourine, pandeiro, cuica, agogo) Daudeth De Azevado (Neco) (cavaco)
Odeon, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 1973
1.To Be ContinuedImpulse! AS 9248, IMPD 2-236
2.Latino America (alt. version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9248   Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Helio Delmiro (guitar) Jim Hughart, Novelli (electric bass) Paulo Antonio Braga (Paulinho) (drums) Mayuto Correa (congas, triangle) unidentified percussion section (surdo, tambourine, pandeiro, cuica, agogo) Daudeth De Azevado (Neco) (cavaco)
Odeon, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil & The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 1973, February 4, 1974
Encontros (complete version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
Encontros, Pt. 1&3Impulse! AS 9263, IA 9354-2
Encontros, Pt. 2Impulse! ASH 9253-3
MarisseaImpulse! AS 9263
Marissea (complete version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9263   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre
* Impulse! IA 9354-2   Tom Scott/John Klemmer/Gato Barbieri - The Dedication Series, Vol. XIV: Foundations
* Impulse! ASH 9253-3   Various Artists - The Saxophone
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Gary Saracho Group

Owen Marshall (oboe, percussion) Lawrence "Patience" Higgins (soprano, tenor saxophone) Marvin Pallat (violin) Gary Saracho (piano, electric piano) Jamie Herndon, Charles Telerant (guitar) Roberto Miranda (bass) Bruce Morgenthaler (bass, electric bass) Jeffrey Bahir Hassan (drums) Carmelo Garcia (timbales, congas, bongos)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, May 29 & 31, 1973
Sunday's ChurchImpulse! AS 9247
Happy Sad-
Rose For A Lady-
Senor Baker, Pt. 1Impulse! AS 9247, AS 9266-2
Senor Baker, Pt. 2-
Conquest De MejicoImpulse! AS 9247
* Impulse! AS 9247   Gary Saracho - En Medio Saracho
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!

Marion Brown Group

Leo Smith (brass, strings, percussion) Marion Brown (alto, soprano saxophone, clarinet, percussion) William Malone (thumb piano, autoharp) James Jefferson (bass, cello, percussion) Steve McCall (drums, percussion) A. Kobena Adzenyah (drums, African percussion) Jumma Santos (congas, miscellaneous instruments) Bill Hasson (percussion, narrator)
Intermedia Sound, Boston, MA, June 4 & 5, 1973
Once Upon A Time (A Children's Tale)Impulse! AS 9252, ASH 9253-3
KarinthaImpulse! AS 9252, AS 9266-2
Buttermilk BottomImpulse! AS 9252
Introduction-
Tokalokaloka, Pt. 1-
Tokalokaloka, Pt. 2Impulse! AS 9252, AS 9267-2
Tokalokaloka, Pt. 3Impulse! AS 9252
Ending-
* Impulse! AS 9252   Marion Brown - Geechee Recollections
* Impulse! ASH 9253-3   Various Artists - The Saxophone
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis

Dewey Redman Sextet

Ted Daniel (trumpet, Moroccan bugle) Dewey Redman (tenor, alto saxophone, musette) Jane Robertson (cello) Sirone (bass, wood flute) Eddie Moore (drums, saw, timpani, gong) Danny Johnson (percussion)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, June 8 & 9, 1973
InnerconnectionImpulse! AS 9250
Innerconnection (alt. take)Impulse! AS 9267-2
ImaniImpulse! AS 9250
Walls-BridgesImpulse! AS 9250, ASY 9284-3
P.S.Impulse! AS 9250
BoodyImpulse! AS 9250, AS 9266-2
Sunlanding-
Image (In Disguise)Impulse! AS 9250
* Impulse! AS 9250, IMPD 271   Dewey Redman - The Ear Of The Behearer
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis
* Impulse! ASY 9284-3   Various Artists - The Bass
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!

John Klemmer Group

John Klemmer (tenor saxophone, Echoplex, vocal percussion) Tom Canning (electric piano) Cecil McBee (bass) Alphonse Mouzon (drums)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 6, 1973
Free LoveImpulse! AS 9269, IA 9354-2
Free Love (alt. version)Impulse! AS 9264
The Tree Of Forbidden Fruit, Alpha BranchImpulse! AS 9269
The Tree Of Forbidden Fruit, Beta Branch-
The Tree Of Forbidden Fruit, Gamma Branch-
The Tree Of Forbidden Fruit (short version)Impulse! AS 9267-2
Twentieth Century BluesImpulse! IA 9354-2
* Impulse! AS 9269   John Klemmer - Magic And Movement
* Impulse! IA 9354-2   Tom Scott/John Klemmer/Gato Barbieri - The Dedication Series, Vol. XIV: Foundations
* Impulse! AS 9264   Various Artists - Impulse! Artists On Tour
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers (tenor, soprano saxophone, flute, piano) Cecil McBee (bass) Norman Connors (drums, percussion)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 6, 1973
Spoken IntroductionImpulse! AS 9251
Tenor Saxophone SectionImpulse! AS 9251, AS 9266-2
Beginning Of Flute SectionImpulse! AS 9251
Conclusion Of Flute SectionImpulse! AS 9251, AS 9266-2
Piano SectionImpulse! AS 9251
Soprano Saxophone Section-
EncoreImpulse! IA 9352-2, ASH 9253-3
* Impulse! AS 9251   Sam Rivers - Streams
* Impulse! AS 9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! IA 9352-2   Sam Rivers - The Dedication Series, Vol. XII: The Live Trio Sessions
* Impulse! ASH 9253-3   Various Artists - The Saxophone

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers (tenor, soprano saxophone, flute) Arild Andersen (bass) Barry Altschul (drums, percussion)
"Molde Jazz Festival", Molde, Norway, August 3, 1973
Suite For Molde, Pt. 1: Onyx (The Soprano Saxophone Section) / Topaz (The Flute Section)Impulse! ASD 9302, IA 9352-2, AS 9267-2, IMPD 268
Suite For Molde, Pt. 2: (The Tenor Saxophone Section)Impulse! AS 9267-2, IA 9352-2, IMPD 268
* Impulse! ASD 9302   Sam Rivers - Hues
* Impulse! IA 9352-2   Sam Rivers - The Dedication Series, Vol. XII: The Live Trio Sessions
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis
* Impulse! IMPD 268   Sam Rivers Trio Live

Pharoah Sanders Septet

Pharoah Sanders (tenor, soprano saxophone, shakers, vocals, bells, percussion) Joe Bonner (piano, harmonium, cow horn, wood flute, percussion, vocals) Calvin Hill (bass, vocals, tambura) Michael Carvin (drums, vocals) Lawrence Killian (congas, bell tree, vocals) John Blue (percussion, vocals)
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, September 7, 1973
Ore-Se-RereImpulse! AS 9261
The Gathering-
* Impulse! AS 9261   Pharoah Sanders - Elevation

Pharoah Sanders Septet

Pharoah Sanders (tenor, soprano saxophone, shakers, vocals, bells, percussion) Joe Bonner (piano, harmonium, cow horn, wood flute, percussion, vocals) Calvin Hill (bass, vocals, tambura) Michael Carvin (drums, vocals) John Blue, Jimmy Hopps (percussion, vocals)
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 1973
ElevationImpulse! AS 9261
Spiritual Blessing-
* Impulse! AS 9261   Pharoah Sanders - Elevation

Pharoah Sanders Group

Joe Bonner (piano) Calvin Hill (tambura) Michael White (violin) Michael Carvin, Jimmy Hopps, Lawrence Killian, Kenneth Nash, Pharoah Sanders (percussion) Sedatrius Brown (vocals)
Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA, September 13, 1973
Greetings To Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner)Impulse! AS 9261
* Impulse! AS 9261   Pharoah Sanders - Elevation

Pharoah Sanders Group

Pharoah Sanders (soprano saxophone, percussion, vocals) Joe Bonner (piano, shakuhachi, flute, percussion) Kylo Kylo (tambura, percussion) Calvin Hill (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums) Kenneth Nash (sakara ceramic drums, Indian murdungum drums, percussion) Lawrence Killian (congas) Sedatrius Brown (percussion, vocals)
Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA, September 14, 1973
Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 1Impulse! AS 9254
Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 2-
Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 3-
Calvin Hill (bass) Kenneth Nash (percussion, whistles) Joe Bonner, Sedatrius Brown, Lawrence Killian, Pharoah Sanders (percussion, vocals)
MythImpulse! AS 9254
Went Like It Came-
* Impulse! AS 9254   Pharoah Sanders - Village Of The Pharoahs

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Quelo Palacios (acoustic guitar) Ricardo Lew (electric guitar) Adalberto Cevasco (electric bass) El Zurdo Roizner (drums, percussion) Domingo Cura (bombo Indio) Raul Mercado (quena) Amadeo Monges (arpa India) Antonio Pantoja (anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho, small percussion)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, October 16, 1973
Latino AmericaImpulse! AS 9263, IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9263   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers (tenor, soprano saxophone, flute, piano, vocals) Cecil McBee (bass) Barry Altschul (drums)
Battell Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT, November 10, 1973
Hues Of Melanin, Pt. 1: (The Soprano Saxophone Section)Impulse! AS 9264, IA 9352-2, IMPD 268
Hues Of Melanin, Pt. 2: (The Flute And Vocal Section)Impulse! ASH 9272-3, IA 9352-2, IMPD 268
Hues Of Melanin, Pt. 3: (Ivory Black: The Piano Section)Impulse! ASD 9302, IA 9352-2, IMPD 268
Hues Of Melanin, Pt. 4: (Violet: The Tenor Saxophone Section)-
* Impulse! AS 9264   Various Artists - Impulse! Artists On Tour
* Impulse! IA 9352-2   Sam Rivers - The Dedication Series, Vol. XII: The Live Trio Sessions
* Impulse! ASH 9272-3   Various Artists - The Drums
* Impulse! ASD 9302   Sam Rivers - Hues
* Impulse! IMPD 268   Sam Rivers Trio Live

Sun Ra And His Arkestra

Akh Tal Ebah, Lamont McClamb (Kwame Hadi) (trumpet) Leroy Taylor (Eloe Omoe) (bass clarinet) Danny Davis (alto saxophone) Marshall Allen (alto saxophone, flute, oboe) John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, percussion) Danny Ray Thompson (baritone saxophone) Sun Ra (keyboards) Ronnie Boykins, Bill Davis (bass) Clifford Jarvis (drums) Eugene Brennan (congas) Stanley Morgan (Atakatune) (congas, percussion) Russell Branch (percussion)
El Saturn Studios, Chicago, IL, 1973
Pathways To Unknown WorldsEl Saturn LP 564
Extension Out-
Cosmo-Media-
* El Saturn LP 564; Impulse! ASD 9298   Sun Ra - Pathways To Unknown Worlds

1974

Michael White Group

Norman Williams (alto saxophone) Clifford Coulter (piano, electric piano, organ) Bob King (guitar) Michael White (electric violin, rhythm violin, African tambourine, bass drum, handclaps, synthesizer, vocals) Kenneth Jenkins (bass, electric bass) Clarence Becton (drums, agogo) Kenneth Nash (congas, North African sakara drums, Knole drums, Chinese temple bells and gongs, cowbell, tambourine, wood bells, piano, electric piano bottom, pepper filled Kodak film can shakers, and assorted African and South American percussion instruments) Marti McCall (lead vocals, backing vocals) Josef Powell, Myrna Matthews (backing vocals)
Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA, January 16, 17 & 18, 1974
Father Music, Mother DanceImpulse! AS 9268
Reiko-
Commin' From-
Way Down Inside-
Water Children-
Mary's Waltz-
* Impulse! AS 9268   Michael White - Father Music, Mother Dance

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone, flute) John Pisano (acoustic guitar) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Jim Hughart (bass) Bob Zimmitti (drums) Mayuto Correa (percussion)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 1974
Gato GatoImpulse! IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet + 2

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, tambourine) Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano saxophone, osi drums) Sam Brown (guitar -4,8) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion) Guilherme Franco, Danny Johnson (percussion)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, February 27 & 28, 1974
1.The Rich (And The Poor)Impulse! AS 9274, IMPD 5-237
2.Blue Streak-
3.Fullsuvollivus (Fools Of All Of Us)-
4.Treasure Island-
5.Introduction and Yaqui Indian Folk SongImpulse! AS 9274, IMPD 5-237; Prestige P 24052
6.Le MistralImpulse! AS 9274, IMPD 5-237
7.Angles (Without Edges)-
8.Sister Fortune-
9.Death And The FlowerImpulse! IMPD 5-237
* Impulse! AS 9274   Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island
* Prestige P 24052   Various Artists - Piano Giants
* Impulse! IMPD 5-237   Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Years, 1973-1974

Sam Rivers Orchestra

Sinclair Acey, Ted Daniel, Richard Williams (trumpet) Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens (trombone) Joe Daley (tuba) Sam Rivers (flute, tenor, soprano saxophone, arranger, conductor) Joe Ferguson (soprano, alto saxophone, flute) Fred Kelly (soprano, alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone, piccolo flute) Paul Jeffrey (tenor saxophone, flute) Roland Alexander (tenor, soprano saxophone, flute) Gregory Maker (bass) Warren Smith (drums) Harold Smith (percussion)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March 4, 1974
ExultationImpulse! ASD 9286
Tranquility-
Postlude-
Bursts-
Orb-
Earth Song-
* Impulse! ASD 9286, 314 589 760-2   Sam Rivers - Crystals

Marion Brown Sextet

Marion Brown (soprano saxophone) Paul Bley (piano, electric piano, organ) Muhal Richard Abrahms (electric piano, organ) James Jefferson (bass, electric bass) Steve McCall (drums) Bill Hasson (percussion)
Intermedia Recording, Boston, MA, May 6, 1974
Eleven Light City, Pt. 1Impulse! AS 9275
Eleven Light City, Pt. 2-
Eleven Light City, Pt. 3-
Eleven Light City, Pt. 4-
* Impulse! AS 9275   Marion Brown - Sweet Earth Flying

Marion Brown Sextet

Marion Brown (alto saxophone) Muhal Richard Abrahms (piano, electric piano, organ -2/5) Paul Bley (electric piano -1/3) James Jefferson (bass, electric bass) Steve McCall (drums, percussion -2,4) Bill Hasson (percussion, narrator -2,4)
Intermedia Recording, Boston, MA, May 7, 1974
1.Sweet Earth Flying, Pt. 1Impulse! AS 9275
2.Sweet Earth Flying, Pt. 2unissued
3.Sweet Earth Flying, Pt. 3Impulse! AS 9275
4.Sweet Earth Flying, Pt. 4: Prince Willie-
5.Sweet Earth Flying, Pt. 5-
* Impulse! AS 9275   Marion Brown - Sweet Earth Flying

Michael White Group

Ed Kelly (electric piano, piano, organ) Bob King (guitar) Michael White (electric violin, tambourine, ashtray synthesizer, percussion) Kenneth Jenkins (bass, wa-wa pedals, electric bass) Paul Smith (drums) Kenneth Nash (congas, griot bells, thumb piano, vocals, gong, synthesizer, bells, percussion)
ABC/Dunhill Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 4, 5 & 6, 1974
Go With The Flow, #1Impulse! AS 9281
The Lady Sirro-
In The Silence (Listen)-
Spaceslide-
Her-
Moondust Shuffle-
Go With The Flow, #2-
* Impulse! AS 9281   Michael White - Go With The Flow

Gato Barbieri Group

Randy Brecker, Bob McCoy, Victor Paz (trumpet, flugelhorn) Buddy Morrow (trombone) Alan Raph (bass trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (French horn) Howard Johnson (tuba, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone) Seldon Powell (piccolo flute, flute, alto flute, alto, baritone saxophone) Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Eddie Martinez (piano, electric piano) Paul Metzke (electric guitar) George Davis (electric, acoustic guitar) Ron Carter (bass, electric bass) Grady Tate (drums) Ray Armando, Luis Mangual, Ray Mantilla, Portinho (Latin percussion) Chico O'Farrill (arranger, conductor)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, June 25, 1974
Milonga TristeImpulse! AS 9279
Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado (What A Difference A Day Makes)-
* Impulse! AS 9279, GRD 111   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

Gato Barbieri Group

Bob McCoy, Victor Paz, Alan Rubin (trumpet, flugelhorn) Buddy Morrow (trombone) Alan Raph (bass trombone) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington (French horn) Howard Johnson (tuba, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone) Seldon Powell (piccolo flute, flute, alto flute, alto, baritone saxophone) Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Eddie Martinez (piano, electric piano) Paul Metzke (electric guitar) George Davis (electric, acoustic guitar) Ron Carter (bass, electric bass) Grady Tate (drums) Ray Armando, Luis Mangual, Ray Mantilla, Portinho (Latin percussion) Chico O'Farrill (arranger, conductor): Alan Rubin (trumpet, flugelhorn) replaces Brecker
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, June 26, 1974
Lluvia AzulImpulse! AS 9279
El Sublime-
La Podrida-
Viva Emiliano Zapata-
* Impulse! AS 9279, GRD 111   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

Dewey Redman Quintet

Ted Daniel (trumpet) Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, clarinet, zither) Leroy Jenkins (violin) Sirone (bass) Eddie Moore (drums, timpani, cymbals, bowed, struck idiophone)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, September 9 & 10, 1974
Seeds And DeedsImpulse! ASD 9300, IMPD 271
SomnifacientImpulse! ASD 9300
Meditation Submission Purification-
Joie De VivreImpulse! ASD 9300, IMPD 271
Funcitydues-
Phadan-SersImpulse! ASD 9300
QOWImpulse! ASD 9300, IMPD 271
* Impulse! ASD 9300   Dewey Redman - Coincide
* Impulse! IMPD 271   Dewey Redman - The Ear Of The Behearer

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet + 1

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, musette, percussion) Keith Jarrett (piano, flute, osi drums, percussion) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion) Guilherme Franco (percussion)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, October 9 & 10, 1974
Death And The FlowerImpulse! AS 9301, IMPD 5-237
Prayer-
Great Bird-
Prayer (alt. take)Impulse! IMPD 5-237
InflightImpulse! AS 9305, IMPD 5-237
Kuum-
Vapallia-
Backhand-
VictoriaImpulse! IMPD 5-237
* Impulse! AS 9301, GRD 139   Keith Jarrett - Death And The Flower
* Impulse! AS 9305   Keith Jarrett - Backhand
* Impulse! IMPD 5-237   Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Years, 1973-1974

1975 (15th anniversary)

Marion Brown Group

Marion Brown (alto saxophone, windchimes) Anthony Davis (piano, electric piano) Bill Braynon (celeste, electric piano -1,2) Stanley Cowell (electric piano) Reggie Workman (bass -2,3) Jimmy Hopps (drums -2) Ed Blackwell (drums, slit drums -2,3) Jose Goico (congas, tambourine -2,3) Allen Murphy (vocals -1)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, February 18, 1975
1.VisionsImpulse! ASD 9304
2.Vista-
3.Djinji-
* Impulse! ASD 9304   Marion Brown - Vista

Marion Brown Group

Marion Brown (alto saxophone) Stanley Cowell (piano, electric piano -1,3) Bill Braynon (celeste, piano -2,3) Harold Budd (celeste, gong -3) Anthony Davis (electric piano) Reggie Workman (bass) Jimmy Hopps (drums, cymbals) Jose Goico (congas, tambourine) Allen Murphy (bells -3)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, February 19, 1975
1.MaimounImpulse! ASD 9304
2.Moment Of Truth-
3.Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim-
* Impulse! ASD 9304   Marion Brown - Vista

Gato Barbieri Group

Howard Johnson (tuba, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, tambourine) Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone, guiro) Eddie Martinez (electric piano) Paul Metzke (guitar) Ron Carter (bass) Portinho (drums) Ray Armando (congas, percussion)
The Bottom Line, NYC, February 20-23, 1975
Milonga TristeImpulse! AS 9303
La China Leoncia-
Baihia-
Lluvia Azul-
* Impulse! AS 9303   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Four: Alive In New York

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet + 1

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, musette, maracas) Keith Jarrett (piano, Pakistani flute, percussion) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion) Guilherme Franco (percussion)
NYC, June, 1975
RotationImpulse! AS 9315
Everything That Lives Laments-
Flame-
Mysteries-
* Impulse! AS 9315   Keith Jarrett - Mysteries

Gato Barbieri Group

Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone) Quelo Palacios (acoustic guitar, charango) Ricardo Lew (electric guitar) Adalberto Cevasco (electric bass) El Zurdo Roizner (drums, percussion) Domingo Cura (bombo Indio) Raul Mercado (quena) Amadeo Monges (arpa India) Antonio Pantoja (anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho, small percussion)
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 1975
La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La Juvuntud (alt. version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
Nunca Mas (alt. version)-
Mate-
Para NosotrosImpulse! AS 9263, AS 9267-2
Para Nosotros (complete version)Impulse! IMPD 2-236
* Impulse! AS 9263   Gato Barbieri - Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre
* Impulse! AS 9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis
* Impulse! IMPD 2-236   Gato Barbieri - Latino America

Sam Rivers Quintet

Sam Rivers (tenor, soprano saxophone, flute, piano) Ted Dunbar (guitar) Dave Holland (bass, cello) Barry Altschul (drums) Warren Smith (drums, vib timpani)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, December 9, 1975
DawnImpulse! ASD 9316
Flare-
Flame-
Scud-
* Impulse! ASD 9316   Sam Rivers - Sizzle

Brass Fever

Brass Fever (R&B group) and others
1975
Lady MarmaladeImpulse! ASD 9308
Djingi-
Sunshine Superman-
Back At The Chicken Shack-
Bach Bone-
* Impulse! ASD 9308   Brass Fever

Gloria Lynne

Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone, flute) Sonny Burke, Clarence McDonald, Jerry Peters (keyboards) John Horell, Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson (guitar) Scott Edwards (electric bass) James Gadson (drums) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (percussion) Gloria Lynne (vocals) unidentified brass, woodwinds and strings
1975
Shelter Of Your LoveImpulse! ASD 9311
I Don't Know How To Love Him-
Out Of This World-
We Are The Dreamers-
Thank You Early Bird-
I'm Thru With Love-
I'll Be Passing By This Way Again-
Visions-
How Will I Know-
* Impulse! ASD 9311   Gloria Lynne - I Don't Know How To Love Him

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet + 1

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, maracas, tambourine) Keith Jarrett (piano, percussion) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion) Guilherme Franco (percussion)
NYC, 1975
Shades Of JazzImpulse! ASD 9322
Southern Smiles-
Rose Petals-
Diatribe-
* Impulse! ASD 9322   Keith Jarrett - Shades

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Bud Brisbois, Charles Findley, Paul Hubinon (trumpet, flugelhorn) George Bohanon (trombone) Lew McCreary (bass trombone) Vince DeRosa (French horn) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Buddy Collette (tenor saxophone, flute) Bill Green (bass saxophone, flute) Marcia Van Dyke, Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, William Henderson, Kares Jones, Carl LaMagna, Kenneith Yerke (violin) David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, Paul Polivnick (viola) Ronald Cooper, Dennis Karmazyn, David Speltz (cello) Richard Feves, Susan Ranney (contrabass) Dorothy Ashby (harp) Clarence McDonald (keyboards -1/3) Sonny Burke (keyboards -4/7) Wah Wah Watson (guitar) Lee Ritenour (guitar -1/3) Dennis Budimir (guitar -4/7) Chuck Domanico (bass -4/7) Scott Edwards (electric bass -1/3) James Gadson (drums) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (percussion)
Los Angeles, CA, circa 1975
1.Cool Struttin'Impulse! ASD 9312
2.Sweet Summer Breeze-
3.Memories-
4.The Way We Were-
5.That's The Way Of The World-
6.Bumpin'-
7.Blue For Willie-
* Impulse! ASD 9312   Sonny Criss - Warm And Sonny

1976

John Handy Septet

John Handy (alto, tenor saxophone, vocals) Hotep Cecil (keyboards) Mike Hoffman (guitar) Chuck Rainey (electric bass) James Gadson (drums) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas) Zakir Hussain (tabla -3,4,6)
Los Angeles, CA, January, 1976
1.Hard WorkImpulse! ASD 9314
2.Blues For Louis Jordan-
3.Young Enough To Dream-
4.Love For Brother Jack-
5.Didn't I Tell You-
6.Afro Wiggle-
7.You Don't Know-
* Impulse! ASD 9314   John Handy - Hard Work

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, musette -4,5) Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano saxophone, percussion) Charlie Haden (bass -1/5) Paul Motian (drums, percussion -1/3)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1976
1.ByablueImpulse! AS 9331, GRD 117
2.KonyaImpulse! AS 9331
3.RainbowImpulse! AS 9331, GRD 117
4.Trieste-
5.Fantasm-
6.YahllahImpulse! AS 9331
7.ByablueImpulse! AS 9331, GRD 117
* Impulse! AS 9331   Keith Jarrett - Byablue
* Impulse! GRD 117   Keith Jarrett - Silence

Jimmy Ponder Quartet

Jimmy Ponder (guitar) Ron Carter (bass) Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Esmond Edwards (percussion)
NYC, 1976
Funky ButtImpulse! AS 9313
Energy III-
Jennifer-
Do It Baby-
Illusions-
Sabado Sombrero-
* Impulse! AS 9313   Jimmy Ponder - Illusions

Bobby Bland - B.B. King

Bobby Bland, B.B. King (guitar, vocals) and others
1976
Let The Good Times RollImpulse! AS 9317
Medley: Stormy Monday Blues / Strange Things Happen-
Feel So Bad-
Medley: Mother-In-Law Blues / Mean Old World-
Every Day I Have The Blues-
Medley: The Thrill Is Gone / I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry-
* Impulse! AS 9317   Bobby Bland/B.B. King - Together Again... Live

Brass Fever

Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant, Snooky Young (trumpet) George Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Maurice Spears (trombone) Pee Wee Ellis, Sahib Shihab, Ernie Watts (saxophones, flute) John Barnes Jr., Jerry Peters (keyboards) Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour (guitar) Henry Davis, Scott Edwards (electric bass) James Gadson (drums) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas) Bill Summers (percussion) Reggie Dozier, Esmond Edwards (vocals -5) Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters (vocals -6,7) The Jones Girls: Shirley Jones, Brenda Jones, Valorie Jones (vocal group -1) McKinley Jackson (arranger, conductor) The Sid Sharp Strings (-1)
North Hollywood, CA, circa 1976
1.Time Is Running OutImpulse! AS 9319
2.Takin' It To The Streets-
3.Boogie On Reggae Woman-
4.Mr. Tambourine Man-
5.Dancing Machine-
6.Pressure Drop-
7.Summertime-
8.Funky Carnival-
* Impulse! AS 9319   Brass Fever - Time Is Running Out

Jimmy Ponder and others

Jimmy Ponder (electric guitar) and others
circa 1976?
If You Need Someone To Love (Let Me Know)Impulse! AS 9327
Going Back To Country Living-
Easy-
Bro' James-
White Room-
Quintessence-
So In Love-
* Impulse! AS 9327   Jimmy Ponder - White Room

1977

Keith Jarrett Quartet/American Quartet

Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, musette) Keith Jarrett (piano, soprano saxophone, percussion) Charlie Haden (bass) Paul Motian (drums, percussion)
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, February, 1977
Mushi-MushiImpulse! IA 9334, GRD 117
Silence-
Bop-Be-
Pyramids MovingImpulse! IA 9334
Gotta Get Some SleepImpulse! IA 9334, GRD 117
Pocket Full Of Cherry-
Blackberry Winter-
* Impulse! IA 9334   Keith Jarrett - Bop-Be
* Impulse! GRD 117   Keith Jarrett - Silence

John Handy Group

John Handy (alto saxophone -1,3,5,7,8, alto saxophone, percussion -2, alto saxophone, vocals -4, alto saxophone, vocals, backing vocals -6) George Spencer (keyboards -3) Sonny Burke (keyboards -1,4, piano -2,7, keyboards, synthesizer -5) Mike Hoffman (guitar -2/4) Larry Carlton (guitar -5) Lee Ritenour (guitar -1, keyboards, synthesizer -6,8) Rudy Coleman (bass -1/4) James Jamerson Sr. (bass -5) Vincent Jefferson (bass -6,8) James Gadson (drums -1,3,5) John Handy IV (drums -2,4) Harold Jones (drums -6,8) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas -1,5) Tom Nicholas (congas -2/4) Paulinho Da Costa (congas -6,8) E. Edwards (percussion -1,4,5, backing vocals -6) John Handy And Friends (backing vocals -1,3)
Los Angeles, CA, 1977
1.CarnivalImpulse! ASD 9324
2.Alvina-
3.Watch Your Money Go-
4.I Will Leave You-
5.Love's Rejoicing-
6.Make Her Mine-
7.All The Things You Are-
8.Christina's Little Song-
* Impulse! ASD 9324   John Handy - Carnival

Blue Mitchell Group

Blue Mitchell (trumpet -1,2,4/6, flugelhorn -3,7) Herman Riley (tenor saxophone -1,4) Harold Land (tenor saxophone -2,3,5/7) Sonny Burke (electric piano -1,4/7, piano -2,3) McKinley Jackson (synthesizer -2,4,7) Michael Boddicker (synthesizer -3,5,6) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Chuck Domanico (bass -5,7) Scott Edwards (electric bass -1/4,6) James Gadson (drums -1/4,6) Harold Mason (drums -5,7) Paulinho Da Costa (congas -1,2,4,6) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas, percussion -3, congas -5,7) Bob Zimmitti (percussion -5, marimba, percussion -7) Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters (backing vocals -3,5) The Sid Sharp Strings (-3,7)
Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 1977
1.Mississippi JumpImpulse! AS 9328
2.Ojos De Rojo-
3.Sand Castles-
4.African Violet-
5.As-
6.Square Business-
7.Forget-
* Impulse! AS 9328   Blue Mitchell - African Violet

Les McCann Group

Les McCann (keyboards, percussion, vocals) Miroslav Kudykowski, Steuart Liebig (guitar) Jimmy Rowser (bass) Kevin Johnson (drums) Paulinho Da Costa (percussion -1,6)
Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 1977
1.Street DanceImpulse! AS 9329
2.Beyond Yesterday-
3.My Darling, My Darling-
4.Rudy Jubilation-
5.My Name Is Francis-
6.Vallarta-
7.Music Lets Me Be-
* Impulse! AS 9329   Les McCann - Music Let's Me Be

Les McCann Group

Nolan Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn) Lon Norman (trombone) Charles Owens (tenor saxophone) Ernie Fields (tenor, baritone saxophone) Les McCann (keyboards, vocals) Nick Kirgo, Steuart Liebig (guitar) Jimmy Rowser (bass) Kevin Johnson (drums)
"The Roxy", Hollywood, CA, 1977
Change, Change, ChangeImpulse! AS 9333
I Don't Want To Say Goodbye To A Brother-
North Carolina-
The Roller-
Rid Of Me-
I Never Thought That You Would Go-
The Song Of Love-
* Impulse! AS 9333   Les McCann - Change, Change, Change: Live At The Roxy

Blue Mitchell Group

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Harold Land (tenor saxophone -1,2,6) Herman Riley (tenor saxophone -3) Eddie Harris (tenor saxophone, electric piano -7) Richard Tee (piano -4) Cedar Walton (piano, electric piano -1,3,6) Bobby Lyle (electric piano -2,5,7) Michael Boddicker (synthesizer) Mike Dosco (guitar) Lee Ritenour (guitar -4) Scott Edwards (electric bass) Paulinho Da Costa (percussion) Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters (backing vocals -2,4,6)
ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1977
1.Try Not To ForgetImpulse! IA 9347
2.Summer Soft-
3.A Day At The Mint-
4.Love Has Made Me A Dreamer-
5.Evergreen-
6.30 Degrees To The Wind-
7.Funkthesizer-
* Impulse! IA 9347   Blue Mitchell - Summer Soft

Grady Tate and others

Grady Tate (drums, vocals) and others
circa 1977?
DifferentlyImpulse! AS 9330
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City-
Funiculi, Funicula-
Hungry Years-
I Don't Know How To Look For Love-
Dream Love-
Give A Little Bit-
Without The One I Love-
Song Of Life-
* Impulse! AS 9330   Master Grady Tate

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) George Bohanon (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Bill King, Ernie Watts (reeds) Sonny Burke (piano) Patrice Rushen (electric piano) Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour (guitar) Chuck Domanico (bass) Henry Davis, Scott Edwards (electric bass) Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Esmond Edwards (percussion) Viola Jackson (vocals -6) unidentified horns and strings
Los Angeles, CA, circa 1977
1.You've Lost That Lovin' FeelingImpulse! AS 9326
2.Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing-
3.You Are So Beautiful-
4.Turn Me Loose-
5.Stolen Moments-
6.Have A Talk With God-
7.Midnight Mellow-
* Impulse! AS 9326   Sonny Criss - The Joy Of Sax

1987 (27th anniversary)

Michael Brecker Quintet

Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, EWI) Kenny Kirkland (keyboards) Pat Metheny (guitar) Charlie Haden (bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
The Power Station, NYC, 1987
Sea GlassMCA/Impulse! MCA 5980
Syzygy-
Choices-
Nothing Personal-
The Cost Of Living-
Original Rays-
My One And Only LoveMCA/Impulse! MCAD 5980
* MCA/Impulse! MCA 5980, MCAD 5980   Michael Brecker

1988

Michael Brecker Band

Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Mark O'Connor (violin) Don Grolnick (piano) Mike Stern (guitar) Charlie Haden (acoustic bass) Jeff Andrews (fretless electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
The Power Station, NYC & Master Sound Astoria Studios, Astoria, NY, 1988
Itsbynne ReelMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Don Grolnick (piano) Mike Stern (guitar) Charlie Haden (acoustic bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums)
Chime ThisMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Charlie Haden (acoustic bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
ScriabinMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Mike Stern (guitar) Jeff Andrews (electric bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums)
SusponeMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Herbie Hancock (piano) Judd Miller (synthesizer programs) Mike Stern (guitar) Charlie Haden (acoustic bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Don't Try This At HomeMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Charlie Haden (acoustic bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums)
Everything Happens When You're GoneMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Don Grolnick (piano) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Mike Stern (guitar) Jeff Andrews (electric bass) Peter Erskine (drums)
Talking To MyselfMCA/Impulse! MCA 42229
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Jim Beard (piano, synthesizer) Mike Stern (guitar) Jeff Andrews (fretless electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
The Gentleman And HizcaineMCA/Impulse! MCAD 42229
* MCA/Impulse! MCA 42229, MCAD 42229   Michael Brecker - Don't Try This At Home

1990 (30th anniversary)

Michael Brecker With Don Grolnick's Band

Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI, keyboards, drum programs) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Judd Miller (EWI programs) Jason Miles (synthesizer programs) Jon Herington (guitar) Victor Bailey (bass) Adam Nussbaum (crash cymbal) Jimmy Bralower (drum programs) Don Alias (percussion) Don Grolnick (producer)
The Power Station, NYC, 1990
Escher Sketch (A Tale Of Two Rhythms)GRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Judd Miller (EWI programs) Jon Herington (guitar) Victor Bailey (bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums) Don Grolnick (producer)
MinskGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Jon Herington (guitar) Don Alias (percussion) Don Grolnick (producer)
Ode To The Doo Da DayGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Victor Bailey (bass) Omar Hakim (drums) Don Alias (percussion) Don Grolnick (producer)
Never AloneGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Jim Beard (additional keyboards) Judd Miller (EWI programs) Jon Herington (guitar) Jay Anderson (acoustic bass) Victor Bailey (electric bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums) Don Grolnick (producer)
PeepGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, Akai EWI) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Jim Beard (synthesizer) Judd Miller (EWI programs) Victor Bailey (bass) Don Alias, Steve Berrios, Milton Cardona (percussion) Don Grolnick (producer)
Dogs In The Wine ShopGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Jim Beard (keyboards) Victor Bailey (bass) Don Alias, Omar Hakim (percussion) Don Grolnick (producer)
Quiet CityGRP GRD 9622
Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone) Joey Calderazzo (piano) Jay Anderson (bass) Adam Nussbaum (drums) Don Grolnick (producer)
The Meaning Of The BluesGRP GRD 9622
* GRP GRD 9622   Michael Brecker - Now You See It... (Now You Don't)