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Pino Palladino & Blake Mills: That Wasn’t A Dream

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On August 22, 2025, “Impulse!” label released “That Wasn’t a Dream”, album by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. It was recorded in 2025 at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Blake Mills – guitar, mixing
  • Dory Bavarsky – piano, keyboards
  • Rocco Palladino – bass
  • Sam Gendel – saxophone
  • Abraham Rounds – drums
  • Chris Dave – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Joseph Lorge – mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Daniel Krieger – lacquer cut
  • H. Hawkline – artwork, layout
  • Gabi Zecchetto – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills, except where noted.

  1. Contour – Chris Weisman additional writing
  2. I Laugh in the Mouth of the Lion
  3. Somnambulista
  4. Taka
  5. What Is Wrong with You
  6. Heat Sink
  7. That Was a Dream

Chico Hamilton: Man From Two Worlds

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In August 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Man from Two Worlds”, the 23rd Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded September 1962 – December 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd.

  1. Man from Two Worlds
  2. Blues Medley: Little Sister’s Dance/Shade Tree/Island Blue
  3. Forest Flower: Sunrise/Sunset
  4. Child’s Play
  5. Blues for O.T.
  6. Mallet Dance
  7. Love Song to a Baby

Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening

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In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “The Awakening”, the 27th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Awakening – Ahmad Jamal
  2. I Love Music – Emil Boyd, Hale Smith
  3. Patterns – Ahmad Jamal
  4. Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
  5. You’re My Everything – Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon
  6. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  7. Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim

Archie Shepp: The Magic Of Ju-Ju

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In May 1968, “Impulse!” label released “The Magic of Ju-Ju”, the tenth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in April 1967, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • Martin Banks – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mike Zwerin – bass trombone, trombone
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Norman Connors – drums
  • Beaver Harris – drums
  • Frank Charles – talking drum
  • Dennis Charles – percussion
  • Ed Blackwell – rhythm logs

Track listing:

All tracks by Archie Shepp.

  1. The Magic of Ju-Ju
  2. You’re What This Day Is All About
  3. Shazam
  4. Sorry ‘Bout That

Pharaoh Sanders: Jewels Of Thought

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In March 1970, “Impulse!” label released “Jewels of Thought”, the fourth Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Plaza Studios” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharaoh Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, flute, piano, chimes, percussion 
  • Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
  • Richard Davis – bass, percussion
  • Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Leon Thomas – vocal, percussion
  • George Sawtelle – engineer
  • George Whiteman – design
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
  2. Sun in Aquarius
  3. Sun in Aquarius Part 2

Benny Carter And His Orchestra: Further Definitions

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In March 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Further Definitions”, album by Benny Carter and His Orchestra (14th Benny Carter album overall). It was recorded in November 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
  • John Collins – guitar
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • Johnny Cue – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf–Fats Waller
  2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Quincy Jones, Dorcas Cochran, Henri Salvador
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  4. Blue Star – Benny Carter
  5. Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
  6. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton
  7. Cherry – Don Redman, Ray Gilbert
  8. Doozy – Benny Carter

The Comet Is Coming: Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

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On March 15, 2019, “Impulse!” label released “Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery”, the second Comet Is Coming (The) studio album. It was recorded February – August 2017, at “Total Refreshment Studios” in Dalston, London, and was produced by Danalogue and Betamax.

Personnel:

  • King Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings) – saxophones
  • Danalogue (Dan Leavers) – keyboards
  • Betamax (Max Hallett) – drums
  • Kae Tempest – spoken word
  • Daddy Kev – mastering

Track listing

  1. Because the End Is Really the Beginning
  2. Birth of Creation
  3. Summon the Fire
  4. Blood of the Past
  5. Super Zodiac
  6. Astral Flying
  7. Timewave Zero
  8. Unity
  9. The Universe Wakes Up

Keith Jarrett: Death And The Flower

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In February 1975, “Impulse!” label released “Death and the Flower”, the 19th Keith Jarrett album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Generation Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, wooden flute, soprano saxophone
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette, percussion
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums, percussion
  • Guilherme Franco – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett

  1. Death and the Flower
  2. Prayer
  3. Great Bird

Gato Barbieri: Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre

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In February 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre”, the eleventh Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded April – October 1973, at “Music Hall Studios” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “Odeon Studios” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Helio Delmiro, Quelo Palacios – acoustic guitar
  • Ricardo Lew – electric guitar
  • Daudeth De Azevado – cavaco
  • Adalberto Cevasco, Jim Hughart, Novelli – electric bass
  • Paulo Antonio Braga, Pocho Lapuble – drums
  • Jorge Padin, El Zurdo Roizner – percussion
  • Mayuto Correa – conga, triangle
  • Domingo Cura – bombo legüero
  • Isoca Fumero – charango
  • Raul Mercado – quena
  • Amadeo Monges – arpa India
  • Antonio Pantoja – anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho
  • Unidentified percussion section – surdo, tambourine, pandeiro, cuica, agogô

Track listing:

All tracks by Gato Barbieri, except where noted.

  1. Encontros, Part One
  2. Encontros, Part Three
  3. Latino America
  4. Marissea
  5. Para Nosotros
  6. Juana Azurduy – Félix Luna, Ariel Ramírez

Marion Brown: Three For Shepp

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Three for Shepp”, the third Marion Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone
  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Dave Burrell, Stanley Cowell – piano
  • Norris Jones – bass
  • Bobby Capp, Beaver Harris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

All tracks by Marion Brown, except where noted.

  1. New Blue
  2. Fortunato
  3. The Shadow Knows
  4. Spooks – Archie Shepp
  5. West India – Archie Shepp
  6. Delicado – Archie Shepp