Impulse! Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1960
Founder(s)	Creed Taylor
Distributing label	Verve Records (In the US)
Genre(s)	Jazz
Country	US
Web address	http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/label.aspx?lid=2

Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. Most Impulse! albums were produced by Bob Thiele who joined the company after Taylor left to head Verve Records, assisted by the sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. Impulse! Records corporate logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest major label in the record industry. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Creed Taylor is an American record producer. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Creed Taylor is an American record producer. ... ABC-Paramount Records was the record label of the Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, Inc) was formed in New York City in 1957. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Bob Thiele (July 27, 1922 - January 30, 1996) was an American record producer. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz. ...

Impulse! releases are known for their distictive design, dominated by black and orange on the sleeve spine and record label. The company is perhaps best known as a free jazz label, releasing works by Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown and others but has also recorded more mainstream musicians (Freda Payne...). At one time or another during the sixties Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Yusef Lateef, Chico Hamilton, Clark Terry, J.J. Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Gabor Szabo, Ray Charles, and Shirley Scott all recorded for the label. Keith Jarrett's American Quartet, with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden Paul Motian & Gato Barbieri recorded a sequence of albums for the label in the mid 1970s. New recordings from the label ceased in the late 1970s. Black is a colour with several subtle differences in meaning. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was an American jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979), also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... Reggie Workman, Pharoah Sanders, and Idris Muhammad, c. ... Archie Shepp on the cover of his album Tomorrow Will Be Another Day Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. ... Marion Brown (born 8 September 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is a jazz alto-saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. ... Freda Charcelia Payne (born on September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American singer and actress. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes Bean, (November 21, 1901 or 1904 - May 19, 1969) was a prominent jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909–September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. ... Jazz in 3/4 time cover released in 1957 on EmArcy Maxwell Lemuel Roach (born January 10 (according to the official records, though his family claims January 8), 1924)to parents Alphonse and Cressie Roach. ... Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938) is an American jazz trumpeter. ... Sonny Stitt, a quintessential bop saxophonist. ... Album cover of Eastern Sounds Dr. Yusef Lateef (born October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician. ... Foreststorn Hamilton, better known as Chico Hamilton (born September 21, 1921 in Los Angeles) is a jazz drummer. ... Clark Terry performs with the Great Lakes Navy Band Jazz Ensemble Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) is an American swing and bop trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a famous jazz trombonist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Oliver Nelson (1932–1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinettist, and composer. ... Lionel Hampton with George W. Bush Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002), was a bandleader, jazz percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter (Sonny) Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ... Gábor Szabó (March 8, 1936 - February 26, 1982) was a jazz guitarist. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ... Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... Stephen Paul Motian, born in Providence, Rhode Island on 25 March 1931, is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction. ... Leandro Gato (Or The Cat in Spanish) Barbieri born November 28, 1932 is an Argentine-born American jazz tenor saxphonist & composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s & from his latin jazz recordings in the 1970s. ...

The label name has since been revived for new recordings only for short periods. Impulse! is now part of Universal Music Group's jazz holdings, The Verve Music Group and has been regulated to a reissue-only label. Recently howevever, Impulse! has release new recordings from those who had historic ties to the label. (esp. from McCoy Tyner & John Coltrane's widow Alice Coltrane). Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest major label in the record industry. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938), commonly known as McCoy Tyner, is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... Alice Coltrane (b. ...

Bibliography

• Ashley Kahn (2006) The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records, W.W. Norton, ISBN 0393058794

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• History of Impulse! Records
• Impulse! discography