Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz 12: Impulse!
3 LP
Home to John and Alice Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef, McCoy Tyner and countless other musical pioneers, Impulse! was the most important and forward-thinking jazz label of the 1960s. With the music-first attitude of an independent but the clout of a major, producers Creed Taylor and Bob Thiele made Impulse the defining imprint of a crucial decade of social upheaval that still resonates today. They hand picked the top players of the moment and gave them freedom to record the music they wanted, setting out their stall with a bold slogan – ‘The New Wave Of Jazz Is On Impulse!’
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Pt 1 - Acknowledgement
- Elvin Jones - Fantazm
- Max Roach - Lonesome Lover
- Yusef Lateef - Sister Mamie
- Freddie Hubbard - The 7th Day
- McCoy Tyner - Three Flowers
- Elvin Jones - Half and Half
- McCoy Tyner - Groove Waltz
- Archie Shepp - Le Matin des Noire
- Michael White - The Blessing Song
- Alice Coltrane - Turiya And Ramakrishna
- Phil Woods - A Taste of Honey
- Pharoah Sanders - Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
- John Klemmer - Constant Throb Pt 1
- Pharoah Sanders - Thembi
- Marion Brown - Maimoun
- Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
A donation from the proceeds of this album will be made to anti-racism charities in the UK and the US.