The House That Trane Built. The Story of Impulse Records

Noted jazz author Ashley Kahn brings to life the behind-the-scenes story of Impulse Records, one of the most significant record labels in the history of popular music. ?Kahn mingles engaging stories of corporate politics with insider accounts of music-making and anecdotal takes on particular albums. His history of Impulse is also the story of the genesis of an American art form and the evolution of the record industry through the tumultuous 1960s?and will compel readers to seek out this label?s masterful albums,? says Publishers Weekly in a starred review. Kirkus Reviews calls the book ?a swinging read,? adding that ?Kahn covers all the aesthetic, business, social, and historical bases with crisp economy.? Don?t miss the exciting inside scoop behind some of the most enduring masterpieces of jazz!

CONTENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. The Man Behind the Signature: Creed Taylor (1954-1961)

Ray Charles/Genius + Soul Jazz/Impulse A(S)-3

Gil Evans/Out of the Cool/Impulse A(S)-4

Oliver Nelson/The Blues and the Abstract Truth/Impulse A(S)-5

John Coltrane/Africa/Brass/Impulse A(S)-6

CHAPTER 2. The Re-education of Bob Thiele (1961-1962)

John Coltrane / Live at the Village Vanguard / Impulse A(S)-10

Benny Carter/Further Definitions/Impulse A(S)-12

The Ellington Saxophone Encounters

Curtis Fuller/Cabin in the Sky / Impulse A(S)-22

Freddie Hubbard /The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard/Impulse A(S)-27

McCoy Tyner/Inception/Impulse A(S)-18

CHAPTER 3.Intuition and Impulse (1963-1964)

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman/Impulse A(S)-40

Charles Mingus / The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady / Impulse A(S)-35

Archie Shepp/Four for Trane / Impulse A(S)-71

John Coltrane / A Love Supreme/Impulse A(S)-77

CHAPTER 4. The New Thing and Impulse (1965-1967)

John Coltrane/Ascension/Impulse A(S)-95

Pee Wee Russell / Ask Me Now! / Impulse A(S)-96

Earl Hines/Once Upon a Time / Impulse AS-9108

Sonny Rollins/Alfie/Impulse AS-9111

Odds & Trends Part 1/Various Artists / Various Titles

CHAPTER 5. Between Jazz and a Hard Place (1965-1967)

Steve Kuhn/The October Suite: Steve Kuhn Plays the Compositions of Gary McFarland/Impulse AS-9136

Odds & Trends Part II/ Various Artists / Various Titles

CHAPTER 6. Impulse After Trane (1967-1969)

John and Alice Coltrane/Cosmic Music/Impulse AS-9148

Albert Ayler/Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe/Impulse AS-9191

Elvin Jones and Richard Davis/Heavy Sounds/Impulse AS-9160

Charlie Haden / Liberation Music Orchestra/Impulse AS-9183

Pharoah Sanders/Karma/Impulse AS-9181

CHAPTER 7. Impulse Out West (1969-1975)

Howard Roberts/Antelope Freeway/Impulse AS-9207

Ahmad Jamal /The Awakening/Impulse AS-9194

Alice Coltrane / Universal Consciousness/Impulse AS-9210

Sun Ra: The Saturn Recordings

Archie Shepp/Attica Blues/Impulse AS-9222

Gato Barbieri / Chapter One: Latin America/Impulse ASD-9248

Keith Jarrett/Fort Yawuh/Impulse ASD-9240

Sam Rivers/Crystals/Impulse ASD-9286

John Coltrane / Interstellar Space / Impulse AS-9277

CHAPTER 8. The Lives of a Label; The Tenor of a Time (1975-Present)

John Handy/Hard Work / Impulse ASD-9314

Epilogue

Alice Coltrane/Translinear Light/Impulse B-0002191-02

Acknowledgments

Discus Personae

Source Notes

Impulse Records Discography, 1961-1977

Bibliography

Index