(This piece originally published on March 12, 2012.)
Impulse!/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has released a new series of reissues, each CD combining two classic albums from the Impulse! catalog. Included in this first batch in the “2-on-1” series are releases from Alice Coltrane, Blue Mitchell, Charles Mingus, Chico Hamilton, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, Howard Roberts, John Handy, Keith Jarrett, Marion Brown, Mel Brown, Michael White, Sonny Criss, Sonny Stitt and a group featuring arranger Oliver Nelson working with pianists Hank Jones and Steve Allen. The series includes many worldwide CD premieres.
The releases are:
Alice Coltrane – Huntington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy
Blue Mitchell – African Violet / Summer Soft
Charles Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady / Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Chico Hamilton – El Chico / The Further Adventures Of El Chico
Clark Terry – The Happy Horns of Clark Terry / It’s What’s Happenin’
Freddie Hubbard – The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard / The Body & The Soul
Howard Roberts – Antelope Freeway / Equinox Express Elevator
John Handy – Hard Work / Carnival
Keith Jarrett – Mysteries / Shades
Marion Brown – Geechee Recollections / Sweet Earth Flying
Mel Brown – The Wizard / Blues For We
Michael White – Spirit Dance / Pneuma
Oliver Nelson with Hank Jones & Steve Allen – Happenings / Soulful Brass
Sonny Criss – The Joy of Sax / Warm & Sonny
Sonny Stitt – Now! / Salt and Pepper
Read the award-winning in-depth piece by Ashley Kahn about Impulse Records.
Read Steve Futterman’s review of Ashley Kahn’s book The House That Trane Built.
Jeff Tamarkin writes about the release of the 1966 Coltrane concert with Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane and Rashied Ali.
New ‘2-on-1’ Series Reintroduces Classic Impulse! Albums
Mingus, Hubbard, Jarrett, Stitt and others included in new two-fer reissues
