Impulse!
More than 50 years after its inception, Impulse! remains a revolutionary label in the jazz world. Known as "the house built by Coltrane" (the saxophonist would record all of his releases there until his death in 1967), the daring New York label gives an exciting panorama of the free scene (Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders) and is as much place of expression for rising stars (Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal) as it is a liberating environment for giants of the genre (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins). Read moreMore than 50 years after its inception, Impulse! remains a revolutionary label in the jazz world. Known as "the house built by Coltrane" (the saxophonist would record all of his releases there until his death in 1967), the daring New York label gives an exciting panorama of the free scene (Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders) and is as much place of expression for rising stars (Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal) as it is a liberating environment for giants of the genre (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins).
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 6 May 2022
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyHi-Res AudioThe Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history. Charles Mingus consciously d ...
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A Love Supreme
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Feb 1965
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyOne of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovatio ...
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Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Electronic - Released by Impulse! on 23 Sep 2022
The Comet is Coming is a power trio born in London in 2013 when saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (King Shabaka), keyboardist Dan Leavers (Danalogue) and ...
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The Girl In The Other Room (International Version)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Jan 2014
Hi-Res AudioWhile the jazz fascists (read: purists) may be screaming "sellout" because Diana Krall decided to record something other than standards this time out, ...
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Afrikan Culture
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 20 May 2022
Pioneer and figurehead of the new London jazz scene, Shabaka Hutchings is the inspiration and catalyst behind a large number of groups and collectives ...
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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Feb 1963
The classic 1962 album Duke Ellington & John Coltrane showcased the rising jazz saxophone innovator performing alongside the long-established piano in ...
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A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle (Live)
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 22 Oct 2021
This is a monumental recording. Not just in the sense of its historical import—and there is quite a bit of that—but also in the sense of its sheer son ...
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Secular Hymns
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 16 Sep 2016
Indispensable JAZZ NEWSL'album du mois JAZZ NEWSRecorded at the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England, Madeleine Peyroux's eighth studio album, 2016's Secular ...
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Your Queen Is A Reptile
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 30 Mar 2018
For his début on the label impulse!, Shabaka Hutchings is performing with Sons Of Kemet, the group which probably resembles him the most. A prestigiou ...
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John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Jul 1963
John Coltrane's matchup with singer Johnny Hartman, although quite unexpected, works extremely well. Hartman was in prime form on the six ballads, and ...
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Live In Paris
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Jan 2002
Recorded "live" at the Paris Olympia, Live in Paris offers listeners Diana Krall's understanding of the musical techniques of composition, piano, and ...
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Live At Birdland
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Apr 1964
Arguably John Coltrane's finest all-around album, this recording has brilliant versions of "Afro Blue" and "I Want to Talk About You"; the second half ...
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The Girl In The Other Room
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Jan 2014
While the jazz fascists (read: purists) may be screaming "sellout" because Diana Krall decided to record something other than standards this time out, ...
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Long Ago And Far Away (Live)
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 26 Oct 2018
Indispensable JAZZ NEWS5 Sterne Fono Forum JazzLabel Impulse! has unearthed from its archives this previously unreleased concert from November 2007 between two absolute giants: Charlie Haden and Br ...
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Black To The Future
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 14 May 2021
2018's Your Queen Is A Reptile felt like a capstone work for Sons of Kemet. Although it was only the group's third record, it marked such a sharp upwa ...
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Love Scenes
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 1 Jan 1997
Vocalist/pianist Diana Krall was a very hot property by the time this Impulse CD was released. Teamed in a trio with her regular guitarist Russell Mal ...
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All For You (A Dedication To The Nat King Cole Trio)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 12 Mar 1996
Pianist/vocalist Diana Krall pays tribute to the Nat King Cole Trio on her Impulse! set. In general, the medium and up-tempo tunes work best, particul ...
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Sylva (Live From Dordrecht, Het Energiehuis / 2014)
Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest
Jazz - Released by Impulse! on 20 Apr 2015
Grammy AwardsBrooklyn's Snarky Puppy jazz-funk collective have become one of modern music's bright lights. Sylva, their debut for Impulse, is their fifth live albu ...
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