4-CD BOX SET
Legendary producer Creed Taylor launched Impulse! Records 50 years ago, wrapping groundbreaking music ina a definitive look and an instantly iconic logo. This 4-CD set, supervised by Mr. Taylor, brings together all six albums he produced for the label, plus rare tracks including unreleaded John Coltrane rehearsals.
The included 84-page hardbound book features essays by Mr. Taylor and Ashley Kahn, author of the best-selling book on Impulse!, "The House That Trane Built", as well as sessions photos and reproductions of the original LP artwork.
CD 1:
THE GREAT KAI & J.J. (J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding)
01. This Could Be The Start Of Something
02. Georgia On My Mind
03. Blue Monk
04. Judy
05. Alone Together
06. Side By Side
07. I Concentrate On You
08. Moonglow/Theme From "Picnic"
09. Trixie
10. Going Going Gong
11. Just For A Thrill
THE INCREDIBLE KAI WINDING TROMBONES (Kai Winding)
12. Speak Low
13. Lil Darlin'
14. Doodlin'
15. Love Walked In
16. Mangos
17. Impulse
18. Black Coffee
19. Bye, Bye, Blackbird
20. Michie (Slow)
21. Michie (Fast)
CD 2:
GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ (Ray Charles)
01. From The Heart
02. I've Got News For You
03. Moanin'
04. Let's Go
05. One Mint Julep
06. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
07. Stompin' Room Only
08. Mister C.
09. Strike Up The Band
10. Birth Of The Blues
OUT OF THE COOL (The Gil Evans Orchestra)
11. La Nevada
12. Where Flamingos Fly (Stereo Version)
13. Bilbao Song
14. Stratusphunk
15. Sunken Treasure
CD 3:
BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH (Oliver Nelson)
01. Stolen Moments
02. Hoe Down
03. Cascades
04. Yearnin'
05. Butch And Butch
06. Teenie's Blues
AFRICA / BRASS (The Johh Coltrane Quartet)
07. Africa
08. Greensleeves
09. Blues Minor
CD 4: BONUS TRACKS
01. One Mint Julep (Ray Charles) - Mono single version
02. Sister Sadie (The Gil Evans Orchestra)
THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET
03. Song Of The Underground Railroad
04. Greensleeves (Alternate Take)
05. The Damned Don't Cry
06. Africa (First Version)
07. Africa (Alternate Take)
AFRICA/BRASS REHEARSAL BAND FEAT, JOHN COLTRANE & CAL MASSEY08. Laura (Rehearsal Version)
09. Nakatine Serenade (Slow Version)
10. The Damned Don't Cry (Rehearsal Version)