Impulse! Records Discography: 1971-1972

1971

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, alto flute, koto, brass bell, bailophone, maracas, cow horn, fifes; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano, ring cymbals, shouts, bailophone; Cecil McBee, bass, bird effects; Roy Haynes, drums; Nat Bettis, James ("Chief") Bey, Majid Shabazz, Anthony Wiles, African percussion.

The Record Plant, NYC, January 12, 1971

Morning PrayerImpulse! AS-9206
Bailophone Dance-

* Impulse! AS-9206   Pharoah Sanders - Thembi   1971
= Impulse! IMPD-253   -   1998

Mel Brown

Mel Brown, and others.

Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1971

91204We've Only Just BegunImpulse! unissued
91205R & B Freak Tune Part 1-
91206R & B Freak Tune Part 2-
91207I'm Going To Make Her Love Me-
91208Cut Off Blues-
91209Shake Your Snake-

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers, tenor sax #1, flute #2, piano #3; Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, drums, percussion.

Jazz Workshop, Boston, MA, February 13, 1971

1.AmberImpulse! ASD-9302
2.Turquoise-
3.Rose-

* Impulse! ASD-9302   Sam Rivers - Hues   1975

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers, soprano sax; Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, drums, percussion.

Jazz Workshop, Boston, MA, February 14, 1971

ChartreuseImpulse! ASD-9302

* Impulse! ASD-9302   Sam Rivers - Hues   1975

Alice Coltrane

Pharoah Sanders, tenor, soprano sax, flute, percussion, fifes; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, percussion; Alice Coltrane, harp, piano, percussion; Kumar Kramer, harmonium; Tulsi, tamboura; Jimmy Garrison, Cecil McBee, bass; Ed Blackwell, Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, February 21, 1971

Journey In SatchidanandaImpulse! unissued
Shiva-Loka-
Africa-
Leo-

Alice Coltrane Trio With String Quartet

John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch, violin; Alice Coltrane, organ, harp; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Alice Coltrane, string arranger; Ornette Coleman, transcriber.

A&R Studios, NYC, April 6, 1971

Universal ConsciousnessImpulse! AS-9210
Oh AllahImpulse! AS-9210, AS-9232-2

* Impulse! AS-9210   Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness   1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2   -   2002
* Impulse! AS-9232-2   Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space

Alice Coltrane Quintet With String Quartet

add Tulsi, tamboura; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

A&R Studios, NYC, April 6, and May 14, 1971

Hare KrishnaImpulse! AS-9210

* Impulse! AS-9210   Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness   1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2   -   2002

Alice Coltrane Quartet

Alice Coltrane, organ, harp; Tulsi, tamboura; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums, bells, percussion.

A&R Studios, NYC, May 14, 1971

Sita RamImpulse! AS-9210, AS-9232-2

* Impulse! AS-9210   Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness   1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2   -   2002
* Impulse! AS-9232-2   Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space

Archie Shepp

Roy Burrowes, Ted Daniel, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Grechan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax, piccolo; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Billy Butler, David Spinozza, guitar; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Hetty (Bunchy) Fox, Calo Scott, Juma Sutan, percussion; Joe Lee Wilson, lead vocal; Anita Branham, Claudette Brown, Barbara Parsons, Ernestina Parsons, Jody Shayne, Anita Shepp, Johnny Shepp, Sharon Shepp, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1971

91210Money Blues (Part One)Impulse! 45-281, AS-9212
-Money Blues (Part Two)Impulse! AS-9212
-Money Blues (Part Three)-

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cal Massey, Fender Rhodes electric piano.

91213Dr. King, The Peaceful WarriorImpulse! 45-281, AS-9212

Roy Burrowes, Ted Daniel, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Grechan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax, flute; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Roland Wilson, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Hetty (Bunchy) Fox, Juma Sutan, percussion; Anita Branham, Claudette Brown, Barbara Parsons, Ernestina Parsons, Jody Shayne, Anita Shepp, Johnny Shepp, Sharon Shepp, Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

91212Things Have Got To Change (Part One)Impulse! AS-9212
-Things Have Got To Change (Part Two)-

Archie Shepp, and others.

91211SteamImpulse! unissued

* Impulse! AS-9212   Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change   1971
= Impulse! 024 654 419-2   -
* Impulse! 45-281   Archie Shepp - Money Blue / Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior

Clifford Coulter

Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet; John Turk, trumpet, Varitone trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Bill Perkins, alto sax; Plas Johnson, Marshall Royal, tenor sax; Clifford Coulter, piano, guitar, Varitone guitar; Sonny Glaze, guitar; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Ron Beck, drums.

Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 24, 1971

91215Do It NowImpulse! AS-9216

same session.

91216Worry Later-

Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet; John Turk, trumpet, Varitone trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Bill Perkins, alto sax; Plas Johnson, baritone sax; Sonny Glaze, guitar; Ron Beck, drums; Clifford Coulter, vocal, organ, piano, melodica, keyboard bass.

91214Before The Morning Comes-

* Impulse! AS-9216   Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry Aout It Later   1972

Clifford Coulter

John Turk, trumpet, Varitone trumpet, cowbell; Mel Brown, guitar; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Ron Beck, drums, congas; Clifford Coulter, vocal, guitar, tambourine.

Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 25, 1971

91252Ridin' On EmptyImpulse! AS-9216

John Turk, trumpet, Varitone trumpet; Clifford Coulter, organ; Mel Brown, Sonny Glaze, guitar; Ron Beck, drums.

91253VJC-

* Impulse! AS-9216   Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry Aout It Later   1972

Clifford Coulter

Mel Brown, Sonny Glaze, guitar; Clifford Coulter, guitar, melodica, heavy rapping; Jimmy Calhoun, Fender bass; Ron Beck, drums; Ron Beck, Shanne Coulter, Donnie Rogers, Lucy Wilkins, Marlene Wilkins, deep signifying.

Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 25, 1971;
Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA, September 28, 1971

91251Mr. PeabodyImpulse! AS-9216

* Impulse! AS-9216   Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry Aout It Later   1972

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Ahmad Jamal, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Jamil Sulieman, bass; Frank Gant, drums.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, June 17, 1971

IntroductionImpulse! AS-9217
Effendi-
Dolphin DanceImpulse! AS-9217, AS-9260-2
Manhattan Reflections-
Poinciana-

same session.

IntroductionImpulse! AS-9226, AS-9260-2
Bogota-
ExtensionsImpulse! AS-9226

* Impulse! AS-9217   Ahmad Jamal - Freeflight   1971
= Impulse! GRD-133   -   1993
* Impulse! AS-9260-2   Ahmad Jamal - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years   1973
* Impulse! AS-9226   Ahmad Jamal - Outertimeinnerspace   1972

Alice Coltrane Duo

Alice Coltrane, organ, harp; Rashied Ali, drums.

The studio at the Coltrane home, Dix Hills, NY, June 19, 1971

Battle At ArmageddonImpulse! AS-9210, AS-9232-2

Alice Coltrane, organ, harp; Rashied Ali, drums, wind chimes.

The Ankh Of Amen-RaImpulse! AS-9210

* Impulse! AS-9210   Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness   1971
= Impulse! 314 589 514-2   -   2002
* Impulse! AS-9232-2   Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space

John Klemmer

Don Menza, alto flute, bass clarinet; John Klemmer, tenor, soprano sax, Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano percussion; Mike Lang, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Mike Wofford, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Clavinet; Reggie Johnson, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Gary Coleman, Mark Stevens, percussion; Marni Nixon, voice #2,3.

Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 12, 1971

1. 91217California Jazz DanceImpulse! AS-9214
2. 91218Constant Throb, Part I-
3. -Constant Throb, Part II-
4. 91219Neptune-
5. 91220Rainbows-
6. 91221Precious Leaf-

* Impulse! AS-9214   John Klemmer - Constant Throb   1972
= Impulse! (J) PROA-154   -   2007

Clifford Coulter

Clifford Coulter, and others.

August 14, 1971

91234Tune AImpulse! unissued
91235Tune B-
91236Tune C-
91237Tune D-
91238Tune E-

Michael White

Michael White, and others.

August 14, 1971

91239Untitled Original A
91240Untitled Original B
91241Untitled Original C
91242Untitled Original D

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker, and others.

August 14, 1971

91243Original Blues A
91244Original Blues B
91245Original Blues C
91246Original Blues D
91247Original Blues E

John Klemmer

John Klemmer, tenor sax, Echoplex; Todd Cochran (Bayete), Fender Rhodes electric piano; James Leary, amplified acoustic bass; Woody Theus, drums, percussion.

The Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA, August 14, 1971

91248Untitled Original Tune Aunissued
Sea Of PassionImpulse! AS-9244
Last Summer's Spell-

* Impulse! AS-9244   John Klemmer - Intensity   1973

Mel Brown

Mel Brown, and others.

Los Angeles, CA?, August 14, 1971

91249Original Composition AImpulse! unissued

John Klemmer

John Klemmer, tenor, soprano sax, Echoplex; Mike Lang, Mike Wofford, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Jim Keltner, Shelly Manne, drums; Mark Stevens, percussion.

Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 19, 1971

91222Let Me Touch The WindImpulse! AS-9214
91223Nature's Furyunissued
91224Crystaled TearsImpulse! AS-9214
91225Today I Cry, Tomorrow I Laughunissued
91226Sha-Sha-No-
Man AloneImpulse! IA-9354/2

* Impulse! AS-9214   John Klemmer - Constant Throb   1972
= Impulse! (J) PROA-154   -   2007
* Impulse! IA-9354/2   Tom Scott/John Klemmer/Gato Barbieri - The Dedication Series Vol. XIV: Foundations   1978

Michael White

Michael White, violin, vocal; Ed Kelly, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Baba Omson, percussion, bamboo flute, vocal; Makeda King, Wanika King, vocal #1.

Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA, September 21, 1971

1. 91227Praise InnocenceImpulse! AS-9215
2. 91228Ballad For Mother Frankie White-
3. 91229Samba-
4. 91230Unlocking The Twelfth House-
5. 91231The Tenth Pyramid-
6. 91232Spirit Dance-
7. 91233John Coltrane Was HereImpulse! AS-9215, ASD-9228-3

* Impulse! AS-9215   Michael White - Spirit Dance   1972
= Impulse! (J) UCCI-9228   -   2011
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3   Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials

Clifford Coulter

Clifford Coulter, organ, melodica, vocal; Ray MacCarty, guitar; Ron Beck, drums, congas.

Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA, September 28, 1971

91250Yodelin' In The Whatchamaname ThangImpulse! AS-9216

* Impulse! AS-9216   Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry Aout It Later   1972

Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal, and others.

October 6, 1971

91254Untitled Tune #1
91255Untitled Tune #2
91256Untitled Tune #3
91257Untitled Tune #4
91258Untitled Tune #5
91259Untitled Tune #6
91260Untitled Tune #7
91261Untitled Tune #8

Alice Coltrane With Strings

Frank Lowe, sax, percussion; LeRoy Jenkins, solo violin #4; Alice Coltrane, piano, organ, harp, tamboura, percussion; Reggie Workman, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Elayne Jones, tympani; with David Sackson, concertmaster; Arthur Aaron, Henry Aaron, Julien Barber, Avron Coleman, Harry Glickman, Edward Green, Janet Hill, LeRoy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch, Ronald Lipscomb, Seymour Miroff, Thomas Nickerson, Alan Shulman, Irving Spice, William Stone, strings; Swami Satchidananda, the voice #4,5.

The Record Plant, NYC, November 15 and 16, 1971

1. 91262Galaxy Around OlodumareImpulse! AS-9218, AS-9232-2
2. 91263Leounissued
3. 91264My Favorite ThingsImpulse! AS-9218
4. 91265A Love SupremeImpulse! AS-9218, AS-9232-2
5. 91266Galaxy In Satchidananda-
6. 91267Galaxy In Turiya-

* Impulse! AS-9218   Alice Coltrane With Strings - World Galaxy   1972
= Impulse! (J) MVCJ-19142   -   1998
* Impulse! AS-9232-2   Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space

Pharoah Sanders

Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Carlos Alfredo Garnett, tenor sax; Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax, balaphone; Joe Bonner, piano; Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, William Hart, drums; Lawrence Killian, congas, talking drum, balaphone.

A&R Studios, NYC, November 24, 1971

91268Black Unity Parts I & IIImpulse! AS-9219, ASY-9284-3

* Impulse! AS-9219   Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity   1972
= Impulse! IMPD-219   -   1997
* Impulse! ASY-9284-3   Various Artists - The Bass

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, bells; Joe Bonner, piano; Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, drums; Lawrence Killian, congas, percussion; Marvin Peterson, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1971

Mansion WorldsImpulse! AS-9254

* Impulse! AS-9254   Pharoah Sanders - Village Of The Pharoahs

Pharoah Sanders

Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Carlos Garnett, flute, voices; Harold Vic, tenor sax, voices; Pharoah Sanders, sax; Joseph Bonner, piano, harmonium; Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, William Hart, drums; Lawrence Killian, conga drums, bailophone.

The East, Brooklyn, NY, 1971

Healing SongImpulse! AS-9227
Memories Of J.W. Coltrane-
Lumkili-

* Impulse! AS-9227   Pharoah Sanders - Live At The East   1972
= Impulse! (J) UCCU-9016   -   2003

Gabor Szabo

Gabor Szabo, electric, acoustic guitar; Bobby Womack, rhythm electric guitar; Wolfgang Meltz, bass; Jim Keltner, drums; Felix Falcon (Flaco), congas; Tommy LiPuma as "The Shadow", tambourine, gourd; Rene Hall, string arranger; with Mark Levine, piano #3; Phillip Upchurch, bass #1,7; Carmelo Garcia, tom-tom #1,2, timbales #3.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA;
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, released 1971

1.Breezin'Blue Thumb BTS 28; Impulse! MCA-29065
2.AmazonBlue Thumb BTS 28
3.Fingers-
4.Azure Blue-
5.Just A Little Communication-
6.If You Don't Want My LoveBlue Thumb BTS 28; Impulse! MCA-29065
7.I Remember WhenBlue Thumb BTS 28

* Blue Thumb BTS 28   Gabor Szabo - High Contrast   1971
* Impulse! MCA-29065   Gabor Szabo - Memorabilia   1982

1972

Howard Roberts

Dave Grusin, organ; Mike Wofford, electric piano; Ed Michel, synthesizer; Howard Roberts, electric guitar, guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer guitar, vocal, aged vocal, twelve string vocal; Jerry Scheff, Fender bass; Mayuto Correa, percussion; Diana Lee, vocal.

The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA and Imperial Hidley Hall, Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1972 and summer 1974

Unfolding InImpulse! ASD-9299
Timelaps-
T.T.T.T.-
Growing National Concern-
2 dB, Eyes Of Blue-
(The Single) On This Side-
Real Freak Of Nature Historical Monument-
Slam-
Harold J. Ostly, The County Tax Assessor-
Unfolding In (On Itself)-
Mavro-

* Impulse! ASD-9299   Howard Roberts - Equinox Express Elevator

Archie Shepp

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Marion Brown, Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jerry Jemmott, Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion; Carl Hall as Henry Hull, vocal; Joshie Armstead, Albertine Robinson, background vocal.

A&R Studios, NYC, January 24, 25 and 26, 1972

Attica BluesImpulse! AS-9222

William Kunstler, narrator.

Invocation: Attica Blues-

Marion Brown, bamboo flute, percussion; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

Steam, Part 1-

Marion Brown, flute, percussion; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Bartholomew Gray, narrator.

Invocation To Mr. Parker-

Marion Brown, bamboo flute, percussion; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

Steam, Part 2-

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Marion Brown, Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion.

Blues For Brother George Jackson-

William Kunstler, narrator.

Invocation: Ballad For A Child-

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Carl Hall as Henry Hull, vocal.

Ballad For A Child-

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Romulus Franceschini, conductor.

Good Bye Sweet Pops-

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Cal Massey, flugelhorn; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion; Waheeda Massey, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor.

Quiet Dawn-

* Impulse! AS-9222   Archie Shepp - Attica Blues   1972

Hugh Masekela Quintet

Hugh Masekela, flugelhorn; Dudu Pukwana, alto sax; Larry Willis, piano, electric piano; Eddie Gomez, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

Island Studios, London, England, January, 1972

Part Of A WholeBlue Thumb BTS 6003
Minawa-
The Big Apple-
Umhome-
Maseru-
Inner Crisis-
Blues For Huey-
Nomali-
Maesha-
Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children's Song)-

* Blue Thumb BTS 6003   Hugh Masekela - Home Is Where The Music Is
= Impulse! IA-9343/2   Hugh Masekela - The Dedication Series Vol. V: The African Connection   1978

Mel Brown

Jeff Osborne, Carle Vickers, trumpet #1,3-7; Jake Riley, trombone #1,3-7; Lorenzo Carnegie, alto sax #1,3-7; Onion Miller, tenor sax #1,3-7; Tobie Butler, baritone sax #1,3-7; Jimmy Davis, organ #1,3-7, Clavinet #2; Mel Brown, Clavinet, guitar #1,5, acoustic guitar #2, guitar #3, vocal, guitar #4, vocal, rap, guitar #6, guitar, accordion #7; Jimmie Calhoun, electric bass; Leonard Tarver, drums; Bobbye Hall, congas #1,5; John H. Brown, vocal #3; Marti McCall, Edna Wright, vocal #5.

The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1972

1.Need LoveImpulse! 45-283, AS-9249, AS-9266-2
2.Home FolksImpulse! AS-9249
3.Red Cross Store-
4.Little Girl, Don't You Know-
5.Big Foot Country GirlImpulse! 45-283, AS-9249, AS-9266-2
6.Goin' Down SlowImpulse! AS-9249
7.Stinging Bea-

* Impulse! AS-9249   Mel Brown - Big Foot Country Girl
* Impulse! AS-9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! 45-283   Mel Brown - Big Foot Country Girl / Need Love

Duke Ellington Trio

Duke Ellington, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Rufus Jones, drums.

The Whitney Museum, NYC, April 10, 1972

Opening RemarksImpulse! IMPD-173
Medley: Black And Tan Fantasy / Prelude To A Kiss / Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me / Caravan-
Meditation-
A Mural From Two Perspectives-
Sophisticated Lady / Solitude-
Soda Fountain Rag-
New World A-Coming-
Amour, Amour-
Soul Soothing Beach-
Lotus Blossom-
Flamingo-
Le Sucrier Velors-
The Night Shepherd-
C Jam Blues-
Mood Indigo-
I'm Beginning To See The Light-
Dancers In Love-
Kixx-
Satin Doll-

* Impulse! IMPD-173   Duke Ellington - Live At The Whitney

Sun Ra And His Arkestra

Akh Tal Ebah, Lamont McClamb (Kwame Hadi), trumpet; Charles Stephens, trombone; Pat Patrick, Mistro clarinet; Eloe Omoe, bass clarinet; Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, alto sax; John Gilmore, tenor sax, percussion; Danny Ray Thompson, baritone sax; Alzo Wright, violin, viola; Sun Ra, keyboards, synthesizer, electric vibes; Ronnie Boykins, bass; Tommy Hunter, drums; Stanley Morgan (Atakatune), Chiea, Odun, congas; June Tyson, Ruth Wright, vocal.

El Saturn Studios, Chicago, IL, May 7, 1972

Astro BlackImpulse! AS-9255, AS-9266-2
Discipline "99"Impulse! AS-9255
Hidden Spheres-
The Cosmo-Fire Part I-
The Cosmo-Fire Part IIImpulse! AS-9255, AS-9267-2
The Cosmo-Fire Part IIIImpulse! AS-9255

* Impulse! AS-9255   Sun Ra - Astro Black
* Impulse! AS-9266-2   Various Artists - Impulsively!
* Impulse! AS-9267-2   Various Artists - No Energy Crisis

John Klemmer

John Klemmer, tenor, soprano sax, Echoplex; Mike Nock, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Eddie Marshall, drums; Victor Feldman, percussion; Diana Lee, vocal, vocalise #3,4,6.

The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA, June 17, 1972;
enchanted at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, June 22, 1972

1.Prelude IImpulse! AS-9220, IA-9354/2
2.Waterfall I-
3.Utopia: Man's Dream, Part 1Impulse! AS-9220
4.Utopia: Man's Dream, Part 2-
5.There's Some Light Ahead-
6.Centrifugal Force-
7.Prelude II-
8.Waterfall II-

* Impulse! AS-9220   John Klemmer - Waterfalls   1972
= Impulse! MCAD-33123   -   1990
* Impulse! IA-9354/2   Tom Scott/John Klemmer/Gato Barbieri - The Dedication Series Vol. XIV: Foundations   1978

John Klemmer

John Klemmer, tenor sax, Echoplex and phasing vocal, vocal and other percussion; Mike Nock, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Eddie Marshall, drums; + overdubs: Peter Ivers, electric harmonica; Dean Parks, electric guitar.

The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA, June 22, 1972;
Royal Hidley Hall, Los Angeles, CA, March 19, 1974

Blood Of The Sun, Primary PulseImpulse! AS-9269
Blood Of The Sun, Secondary Pulse-
Blood Of The Sun, Tertiary Pulse-
How Cum Ya Got Ta Rip Off Your Brothers-

* Impulse! AS-9269   John Klemmer - Magic And Movement   1974

Alice Coltrane Trio With Strings

Murray Adler, concertmaster; Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, Janice Gower, William Henderson, Nathan Kaproff, Lou Klass, Bernard Kundell, Leonard Malarsky, Gordon Marron, Sid Sharp, Jerry Vinci, violin; Marilyn Baker, Samuel Boghosian, Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, David Schwartz, Leonard Selic, viola; Jesse Ehrlich, Anne Goodman, Ray Kelley, Jan Kelly, Jerry Kessler, Ray Kramer, Ed Lustgarten, cello; Alice Coltrane, piano, organ, harp, tympani, percussion, arranger, conductor; Charlie Haden, bass; Ben Riley, drums, percussion.

The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, July 5-13, 1972

Andromeda's SufferingImpulse! AS-9224, AS-9232-2
Sri Rama Ohnedaruth-
Excerpts From The Firebird-
Lord Of LordsImpulse! AS-9224
Going Home-

* Impulse! AS-9224   Alice Coltrane - Lord Of Lords
* Impulse! AS-9232-2   Alice Coltrane - Reflection On Creation And Space

Michael White

Michael White, violin; Edwin Kelly, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Kenneth Nash, percussion; Faye Kelly, Leola Sharp, D. Jean Skinner, Joyce Walker, vocal.

The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 18 and 19, 1972

Pneuma: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part FiveImpulse! AS-9221
Ebony Plaza-
Journey Of The Black Star-
The Blessing Song-

* Impulse! AS-9221   Michael White - Pneuma   1972
= Impulse! (J) UCCI-3010   -   2005

Archie Shepp

Harold Mabern, piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Peggie Blue, lead vocal; Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, background vocal.

Allegro Sound Studios, NYC, September 25-27, 1972

Rest Enough (Song To Mother)Impulse! AS-9231

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Lois Siessinger, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Ron Carter, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger.

A Prayer-

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal.

All God's Children Got A Home In The Universe-

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger, conductor.

The Lady-

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Blake, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Lois Siessinger, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Ron Carter, electric bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger.

The Cry Of My People-

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Dave Burrell, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

African Drum Suite Part 1-

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Dave Burrell, piano, arranger, conductor; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, bongos, congas; Terry Quaye, tambourine, congas, vocal; Guilherme Franco, berimbau, Brazilian percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

African Drum Suite Part 2-

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Joe Lee Wilson, lead vocal; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, background vocal; Charles Greenlee, arranger, conductor.

Come Sunday-

* Impulse! AS-9231, B0001790-02   Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People

Sun Ra And His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

Akh Tal Ebah, trumpet, flugelhorn, reed trumpet, vocal; Lamont McClamb (Kwame Hadi), trumpet, percussion; Eloe Omoe, bass clarinet; Larry Northington, alto sax; Marshall Allen, alto sax, flute; Danny Davis, alto sax, flute, alto clarinet; Pat Patrick, tenor sax, electric bass; John Gilmore, tenor sax, drums, vocal; Danny Ray Thompson, baritone sax, flute; Sun Ra, piano, organ, synthesizer; Robert Underwood, drums; Lex Humphries, drums, percussion; Stanley Morgan (Atakatune), congas, percussion; Harry Richards, Alzo Wright, percussion; Cheryl Banks, Judith Holton, June Tyson, Ruth Wright, voice.

Streeterville Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, October 19, 1972

Space Is The PlaceBlue Thumb BTS 41
Images-
Discipline-
Sea Of Sounds-
Rocket Number Nine-

* Blue Thumb BTS 41; Impulse! IMPD-249   Sun Ra - Space Is The Place

Sam Rivers Trio

Sam Rivers, tenor sax; Richard Davis, bass; Warren Smith, drums, percussion.

Oakland University, Rochester, MI, October 27, 1972

MauveImpulse! ASD-9302, IA-9352/2
Indigo-

* Impulse! ASD-9302   Sam Rivers - Hues   1975
* Impulse! IA-9352/2   Sam Rivers - The Dedication Series Vol. XII: The Live Trio Sessions   1978

Pharoah Sanders

Art Webb, flute; Pharoah Sanders, soprano sax, bells; Joe Bonner, piano; Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, drums.

A&R Studios, NYC, November 22, 1972

Memories Of Lee MorganImpulse! AS-9254

* Impulse! AS-9254   Pharoah Sanders - Village Of The Pharoahs

Pharoah Sanders

James Branch, flute; Pharoah Sanders, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Joe Bonner, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Norman Connors, drums; Lawrence Killian, James Mtume, Babadal Roy, percussion.

A&R Studios, NYC;
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA, 1972

High LifeImpulse! AS-9233
Love Is Everywhere-
Wisdom Through Music-
The Golden Lamp-
Selflessness-

same session.

Love Is EverywhereImpulse! ASD-9280
To John-

* Impulse! AS-9233   Pharoah Sanders - Wisdom Through Music
* Impulse! ASD-9280   Pharoah Sanders - Love In Us All   1974