My favw Impulse rekkid is my 45 of John Handy's "Hard Work!"
Also...I've never heard an album of his that was good all the way through, but I gotta cop a plea for Mel Brown. That cat was totally underrated. Impulse was not exactly famous for soul-jazz, but Mel did some worthwhile stuff. (I'd also put "Hard Work" in the s-j category, although I understand that most of Handy's records were a little more "out" than that.)
Oh shit, speaking of soul-jazz on Impulse, I forgot - Shirley Scott's Everybody Loves A Lover. You heard of one-trackers? To me, this is a one-sider, but that one side works well. It's the one with "Shirley" (a Chicago steppers' classic) on it
Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry 'Bout It Later
really like that one too, better than his first...
Was the first one East Side San Jose? I wasn't feeling that one, but the cover, with a pic of a San Jose street ca. 1969 (?), should be sold as a poster. Woulda posted it in the "fave album covers" thread if I could find an online image - the (now) vintage cars and fast-food restaurant signs were killin' it.
Under all the John Coltranes, Pharoahs, Alice Coltranes, and the Oliver Nelson, some of my personal favorites that haven't been mentioned:
Gil Evans, Out of the Cool Marion Brown, Vista + Sweet Earth Flying Ahamad Jamal, The Awakening Yusef Lateef, Club Date (more enjoyable than the "classic" Live at Pep's)
My favw Impulse rekkid is my 45 of John Handy's "Hard Work!"
Also...I've never heard an album of his that was good all the way through, but I gotta cop a plea for Mel Brown. That cat was totally underrated. Impulse was not exactly famous for soul-jazz, but Mel did some worthwhile stuff. (I'd also put "Hard Work" in the s-j category, although I understand that most of Handy's records were a little more "out" than that.)
Oh shit, speaking of soul-jazz on Impulse, I forgot - Shirley Scott's Everybody Loves A Lover. You heard of one-trackers? To me, this is a one-sider, but that one side works well. It's the one with "Shirley" (a Chicago steppers' classic) on it
coltrane "transition" an often overlooked posthumous coltrane lp with a goofy cover. recorded right before the quartet broke up, so its loose but still in the pocket. his solo on the title track is completely bonkers, and is my favorite recorded solo by him ever. 15 minutes of bliss. don't sleep on this one.
Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry 'Bout It Later
really like that one too, better than his first...
Was the first one East Side San Jose? I wasn't feeling that one, but the cover, with a pic of a San Jose street ca. 1969 (?), should be sold as a poster. Woulda posted it in the "fave album covers" thread if I could find an online image - the (now) vintage cars and fast-food restaurant signs were killin' it.
yeah thats the one, a dope cover for sho but musically not as diverse as his second release imo.
(A Love Supreme) E. Jones/J. Garrison - Illumination Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon C. Mingus - Black Saint & the Sinner Lady P. Sanders - Summun Bukmun Umyun A. Coltrane - Ptah the el Daoud
(other mentions) The New New Chico Hamilton Quintet - Passin' Thru Mingus Plays Piano Blues & the Abstract Truth A. Jamal - Tranquility (later ABC/Impulse. does this count?)
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pharoah sanders - tauhid
phil woods - greek cooking
buddy montgomery - this rather than that
anyone got one of these for me?
and me?
i got first dibs buddy!
'impressions'
Hehe - just for the one track, obviously. It gets overlooked cos the rest of the LP sucks.....but the one cut? S'nice.
Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! Worry 'Bout It Later
Alice Coltrane
Milt Jackson / Ray Brown
^i need this!!!^
some of mine:
Coltrane- s/t (the one with Tunji)
Pharoah- Karma
Roy Haynes- Out of the Afternoon
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Honorable mentions:
Charlie Haden- Liberation Music Orch
Sam Rivers- Crystals
Michael White- Land of Spirit and Light; Pneuma
Hakim Jami, who played on this, is playing a free show in Detroit Monday night.
Also...I've never heard an album of his that was good all the way through, but I gotta cop a plea for Mel Brown. That cat was totally underrated. Impulse was not exactly famous for soul-jazz, but Mel did some worthwhile stuff. (I'd also put "Hard Work" in the s-j category, although I understand that most of Handy's records were a little more "out" than that.)
Oh shit, speaking of soul-jazz on Impulse, I forgot - Shirley Scott's Everybody Loves A Lover. You heard of one-trackers? To me, this is a one-sider, but that one side works well. It's the one with "Shirley" (a Chicago steppers' classic) on it
My dad used to play that for me all the time when I was real young. It is definitely one of my sentimental favorites.
really like that one too, better than his first...
Was the first one East Side San Jose? I wasn't feeling that one, but the cover, with a pic of a San Jose street ca. 1969 (?), should be sold as a poster. Woulda posted it in the "fave album covers" thread if I could find an online image - the (now) vintage cars and fast-food restaurant signs were killin' it.
Gil Evans, Out of the Cool
Marion Brown, Vista + Sweet Earth Flying
Ahamad Jamal, The Awakening
Yusef Lateef, Club Date (more enjoyable than the "classic" Live at Pep's)
Cosign on Mel Brown...
coltrane "transition" an often overlooked posthumous coltrane lp with a goofy cover. recorded right before the quartet broke up, so its loose but still in the pocket. his solo on the title track is completely bonkers, and is my favorite recorded solo by him ever. 15 minutes of bliss. don't sleep on this one.
yeah thats the one, a dope cover for sho but musically not as diverse as his second release imo.
E. Jones/J. Garrison - Illumination
Roy Haynes - Out of the Afternoon
C. Mingus - Black Saint & the Sinner Lady
P. Sanders - Summun Bukmun Umyun
A. Coltrane - Ptah the el Daoud
(other mentions)
The New New Chico Hamilton Quintet - Passin' Thru
Mingus Plays Piano
Blues & the Abstract Truth
A. Jamal - Tranquility (later ABC/Impulse. does this count?)
oh, and all things coltrane
I think Chico has an illegitimate kid....
Totally underrated...Robin Kenyata plays some beautiful stuff on this record.