インパルス・レコード・ディスコグラフィー: 1956-1959
1956
Lucky Thompson Trio
Lucky Thompson (ts) Clifton "Skeeter" Best (g) Oscar Pettiford (b)NYC, January 24, 1956
| 5070 | Bo-Bi, My Boy | ABC-Paramount ABC 111 |
| 5071 | OP Meets LT | - |
| 5072 | Tricotism (Tricrotism) | ABC-Paramount ABC 111; Impulse ASY 9284-3 |
| 5073 | Deep Passion (Body And Soul) | ABC-Paramount ABC 111 |
= Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (Impulse ASH 9307-2)
= Lucky Thompson - Tricotism (Impulse GRD 135)
* Various Artists - The Bass (Impulse ASY 9284-3)
Lucky Thompson Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, January 30, 1956
| 5086 | Old Reliable | ABC-Paramount ABC 111 |
| 5087 | Translation | - |
| 5088 | Tom-Kattin | - |
| 5089 | A Lady's Vanity | - |
= Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (Impulse ASH 9307-2)
= Lucky Thompson - Tricotism (Impulse GRD 135)
Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Art Hoyle (tp) Julian Priester (tb) John Gilmore (ts) Charles Davis (bars -1,2) Pat Patrick (bars, as) Sun Ra (p, el-p) Wilburn Green (el-b) Robert Barry (d) Jim Herndon (timp -2,3)RCA Studios, Chicago, IL, early 1956
| 1. G70W5261 | Urnack | El Saturn LP 407 |
| 2. G70W5258 | Medicine For A Nightmare | - |
| 3. | A Call For All Demons | - |
| 4. | Demon's Lullaby | - |
same location, date
| 1. 100-A | Super Blonde (Super Bronze) | El Saturn LP 204 |
| 2. 100-B | Soft Talk | - |
| 3. | Springtime In Chicago | - |
| 4. | Medicine For A Nightmare | - |
= Sun Ra - Supersonic Sounds (Impulse AS 9271)
Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.R. Monterose (ts) Dick Katz (p) Sam Jones (b) Arthur Edgehill (d)NYC, April 4, 1956
| 5171 | Tahitian Suite | ABC-Paramount ABC 122 |
| 5172 | DX | - |
| 5173 | The Prophet | - |
| 5174 | Blues Elegante | - |
| 5178 | Don't Explain | - |
= Kenny Dorham/Sonny Criss - The Dedication Series, Vol. I: The Bop Masters (Impulse IA 9337-2)
Oscar Pettiford And His Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, June 11, 1956
| 5246 | Nica's Tempo | ABC-Paramount ABC 135 |
| 5247 | Deep Passion | - |
= Oscar Pettiford - Deep Passion (Impulse GRD 143)
Oscar Pettiford And His Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Janet Putnam (harp -1/3) Tommy Flanagan (p) Whitey Mitchell (b -1) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, June 12, 1956
| 1. 5248 | Smoke Signal | ABC-Paramount ABC 135 |
| 2. 5249 | Sunrise, Sunset | - |
| 3. 5250 | Speculation | unissued |
| 4. 5251 | Not So Sleepy | ABC-Paramount ABC 135 |
| 5. 5252 | Perdido | - |
= Oscar Pettiford - Deep Passion (Impulse GRD 143)
Oscar Pettiford And His Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) David Kurtzer (bars) Janet Putnam (harp -3,4) Tommy Flanagan (p) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Osie Johnson (d)NYC, June 19, 1956
| 1. 5250A | Speculation | ABC-Paramount ABC 135 |
| 2. 5253 | Two French Fries | - |
| 3. 5254 | The Pendulum At Falcon's Lair | - |
| 4. 5255 | The Gentle Art Of Love | - |
= Oscar Pettiford - Deep Passion (Impulse GRD 143)
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Gene Quill (as) Zoot Sims (ts -1) Lucky Thompson (ts -2) Jack Nimitz (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Charlie Persip (d) Father John Crawley (handclapper -2) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)Beltone Recording Studios, NYC, September 14, 1956
| 1. 5332 | Evening In Paris | ABC-Paramount ABC 149; Impulse ASH 9282-2 |
| 2. 5333 | Sermonette | ABC-Paramount ABC 149 |
= Quincy Jones - The Dedication Series, Vol. IV: The Quintessential Charts (Impulse IA 9342-2)
* Milt Jackson - The Impulse Years (Impulse ASH 9282-2)
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Phil Woods (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Jack Nimitz (bars) Billy Taylor (p) Charles Mingus (b) Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond): Phil Woods (as) Billy Taylor (p) replaces Quill, Sims, Jackson, Hank Jones, CrawleyBeltone Recording Studios, NYC, September 19, 1956
| 5340 | A Sleepin' Bee | ABC-Paramount ABC 149 |
| 5341 | Boo's Blues | - |
= Quincy Jones - The Dedication Series, Vol. IV: The Quintessential Charts (Impulse IA 9342-2)
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak (tb) Phil Woods (as) Bunny Bardach, Lucky Thompson (ts) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Jack Nimitz (bars) Hank Jones (p) Paul Chambers (b) Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)Beltone Recording Studios, NYC, September 29, 1956
| 5342 | Stockholm Sweetnin' | ABC-Paramount ABC 149 |
| 5343 | Walkin' | - |
= Quincy Jones - The Dedication Series, Vol. IV: The Quintessential Charts (Impulse IA 9342-2)
Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Art Hoyle (tp, per -1/4) Pat Patrick (as -2/4,7) John Gilmore (ts, bells -1/4,7) Charles Davis (bars -2/4,7) Sun Ra (p, el-p, space gong) Victor Sproles (b -2/7) William Cochran (d) Jim Herndon (timp, per -1/5,7) and others (-1)RCA Studios, Chicago, IL, late 1956
| 1. | India | El Saturn LP 204 |
| 2. | Sunology | - |
| 3. | Sunology, Pt. II | - |
| 4. | Kingdom Of Not | - |
| 5. | Portrait Of The Living Sky | - |
| 6. | Blues At Midnight | - |
| 7. | El Is A Sound Of Joy | - |
= Sun Ra - Supersonic Sounds (Impulse AS 9271)
Lucky Thompson Trio
Lucky Thompson (ts) Clifton "Skeeter" Best (g) Oscar Pettiford (b)NYC, December 11, 1956
| 5380 | Dancing Sunbeam | ABC-Paramount ABC 171 |
| 5381 | Mister Man | - |
| 5382 | The Plain But The Simple Truth | ABC-Paramount ABC 171; Impulse ASY 9284-3 |
| 5383 | Little Tenderfoot | ABC-Paramount ABC 171 |
= Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (Impulse ASH 9307-2)
= Lucky Thompson - Tricotism (Impulse GRD 135)
* Various Artists - The Bass (Impulse ASY 9284-3)
Lucky Thompson Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland (tb -1,2) Lucky Thompson (ts) Don Abney (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Osie Johnson (d -1,2)NYC, December 12, 1956
| 1. 5388 | Once There Was | unissued |
| 2. 5388A | - | ABC-Paramount ABC 171 |
| 3. 5389 | N.R., #1 | - |
| 4. 5390 | N.R., #2 | - |
| 5. 5391 | Good Luck | - |
= Lucky Thompson - Dancing Sunbeam (Impulse ASH 9307-2)
= Lucky Thompson - Tricotism (Impulse GRD 135)
Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Sun Ra (el-p)RCA Studios, Chicago, IL, 1956
| Advice To Medics | El Saturn LP 204 |
= Sun Ra - Supersonic Sounds (Impulse AS 9271)
1957
Billy Taylor Orchestra
Ernie Royal (tp) Don Elliott (tp, mel, vib, bgo) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Jim Buffington (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Anthony Ortega (as, ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars, bcl) Billy Taylor (p) Al Casamenti (g) Earl May (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond)NYC, January 8, 1957
| I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face | ABC-Paramount ABC 177 |
Billy Taylor Orchestra
Ernie Royal (tp) Don Elliott (tp, mel, vib, bgo) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Jim Buffington (frh) Jay McAllister (tu) Anthony Ortega (as, ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars, bcl) Billy Taylor (p) Al Casamenti (g) Earl May (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond): Jay McAllister (tu) replaces ButterfieldNYC, January 22, 1957
| With A Little Bit Of Luck | ABC-Paramount ABC 177 | |
| Wouldn't It Be Loverly? | - | |
| On The Street Where You Live | - |
Billy Taylor Orchestra
Ernie Royal (tp) Don Elliott (tp, mel, vib, bgo) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Jim Buffington (frh) Jay McAllister (tu) Anthony Ortega (as, ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Billy Taylor (p) Al Casamenti (g) Earl May (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Quincy Jones (arr, cond): Gerry Mulligan (bars) replaces FowlkesNYC, February 5, 1957
| Show Me | ABC-Paramount ABC 177 | |
| The Rain In Spain | - | |
| Get Me To The Church On Time | - | |
| I Could Have Danced All Night | - |
Quincy Jones Septet
Benny Carter, Herb Geller, Charlie Mariano, Art Pepper (as) Lou Levy (p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d)Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 1957
| Dancin' Pants | ABC-Paramount ABC 186; Impulse GRD 115 | |
| Be My Guest | - | |
| Kings Road Blues | - |
* Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz (Impulse GRD 115)
Quincy Jones and others
Quincy Jones (arr, comp, ldr, tp, p) and otherscirca February, 1957
| Blues Day | ABC-Paramount ABC 186 | |
| Bright Moon | ABC-Paramount ABC 186; Impulse GRD 115 | |
| No Bones At All | ABC-Paramount ABC 186 | |
| The Oom Is Blues | ABC-Paramount ABC 186; Impulse GRD 115 | |
| Ballad Medley: What's New? / We'll Be Together Again / Time On My Hands / You Go To My Head / Laura | - | |
| London Derriere | ABC-Paramount ABC 186 |
* Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz (Impulse GRD 115)
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross
Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Greene (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross (vo)NYC, August 26, 1957
| It's Sand, Man! | ABC-Paramount ABC 223 | |
| Little Pony | - | |
| Down For The Count | - | |
| Blues Backstage | - |
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross
Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Greene (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross (vo): same personnelNYC, September 16, 1957
| Avenue C | ABC-Paramount ABC 223 |
Paul Horn Orchestra
Paul Horn (fl, as, cl) David Frisina, Dan Lube (vln -2,3,7,8) Larry Bunker (vib) Dick Marx (p -1,4/6,9) Gerald Wiggins (p -2,3,7,8) John Pisano (g) Fred Katz (cello) Red Mitchell (b) Chico Hamilton (d)Los Angeles, CA, September 30, 1957
| 1. | Pony Tale | Dot DLP 3091 |
| 2. | Day By Day | - |
| 3. | A Soldier's Dream | - |
| 4. | House Of Horn | - |
| 5. | The Golden Princess | - |
| 6. | Sunday, Monday Or Always | - |
| 7. | To A Little Boy | - |
| 8. | Siddartha | - |
| 9. | Interlude | - |
= Paul Horn - The Dedication Series, Vol. XVI: Plenty Of Horn (Impulse IA 9356-2)
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross
Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Greene (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross (vo)NYC, October 11, 1957
| Down For Double | ABC-Paramount ABC 223 | |
| Fiesta In Blue | - |
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross
Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Greene (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross (vo): same personnelNYC, November 26, 1957
| Everyday | ABC-Paramount ABC 223 | |
| Two For Blues | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump | - |
1958
Betty Carter
Ray Copeland (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl, bcl) Wynton Kelly (p) Peck Morrison (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Betty Carter (vo)NYC, February, 1958
| I Can't Help It | Peacock PLP 90 | |
| By The Bend Of The River | - | |
| Babe's Blues | - | |
| You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me | - | |
| But Beautiful | - | |
| All I've Got | - |
= Betty Carter - What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Impulse AS 9321-2)
= Betty Carter - I Can't Help It (Impulse GRD 114) Ray Copeland, Kenny Dorham (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Betty Carter (vo)
same location, date
| You're Driving Me Crazy | Peacock PLP 90 | |
| Foul Play | - | |
| On The Isle Of May | - | |
| Make It Last | - | |
| The Bluebird Of Happiness | - | |
| Something Wonderful | - |
= Betty Carter - What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Impulse AS 9321-2)
= Betty Carter - I Can't Help It (Impulse GRD 114)
Paul Horn Orchestra
Paul Horn (fl, as, cl) Larry Bunker (vib) Billy Bean (g) Fred Katz (cello, p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Mongo Santamaria (cga, bgo)Los Angeles, CA, April 10, 1958
| Invitation | Dot DLP 9002 | |
| Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Blues For Tom | - | |
| Tellin' The Truth | - | |
| Romanze | - | |
| Smith Family | - | |
| Parable | - |
= Paul Horn - The Dedication Series, Vol. XVI: Plenty Of Horn (Impulse IA 9356-2)
Paul Horn Orchestra
Ken Bright, Ed Leddy, Stu Williamson (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb) Vince DeRosa, Richard Perissi (frh) Red Callender (tu) Paul Horn (fl, as, cl) Billy Bean (g) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Mongo Santamaria (cga, bgo)Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1958
| Moods For Horn | Dot DLP 9002 |
= Paul Horn - The Dedication Series, Vol. XVI: Plenty Of Horn (Impulse IA 9356-2)
Paul Horn Quartet
Paul Horn (fl) Dick Katz (p) Don Bagley (b) Osie Johnson (d)live in NYC, May 16, 1958
| Willow Weep For Me | Impulse IA 9356-2 | |
| Give Me The Simple Life | - |
George Russell Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) John Coltrane (ts) Sol Schlinger (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) George Russell (arr, cond) Jon Hendricks (nar)NYC, September 12, 1958
| 105626 | Manhattan | Decca DL 9216 |
George Russell Orchestra
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d -1) Don Lamond (d -2) Al Epstein (bgo -2) George Russell (arr, cond -1, chromatic d, arr, cond -2) Jon Hendricks (nar)NYC, November 24, 1958
| 1. 105627 | A Helluva Town | Decca DL 9216 |
| 2. 105628 | Manhattan-Rico | - |
Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Hobart Dotson (tp) Bo Bailey (tb) Marshall Allen, James Spaulding (as, fl) John Gilmore (ts) Charles Davis (bars) Pat Patrick (bars, fl) Sun Ra (p, cel) Ronnie Boykins (b) William Cochran (d)Chicago, IL, late 1958
| Enlightenment | El Saturn LP 205 | |
| Saturn | - | |
| Velvet | - | |
| Ancient Aeithopia | - | |
| Hours After | - | |
| Horoscope | - | |
| Images | - | |
| Blues At Midnight | - |
Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Lucious Randolph (tp -1/3,7) Bill Fielder (tp -6) Nate Pryor (tb -3,5,7) James Spaulding (as -2,3) Marshall Allen (as -1,3,6, fl -2,5, as, fl -7) John Gilmore (ts -1/3,5,6, bells -4, ts, bells -7) Charles Davis (bars -3) Pat Patrick (bars -1,3,5, bars, bells -7) Sun Ra (p, el-p -1, el-p -2,5, p -3,6,7, el-p, bells -4) Ronnie Boykins (b -1/6) Robert Barry (d -1,3,4,7, per -2, d, per -5,6) Jim Herndon (per -2,6, tim, per -3,7, cga, timp, per -4, tim, per, vo -5) and others (-2,7)Chicago, IL, 1958-1959
| 1. | Plutonian Nights | El Saturn LP 406 |
| 2. | The Lady With The Golden Stockings (The Golden Lady) | - |
| 3. | Star Time | - |
| 4. | Nubia | - |
| 5. | Africa | - |
| 6. | Watusa | - |
| 7. | Aiethopia | - |
= Sun Ra - The Nubians Of Plutonia (Impulse AS 9242)
1959
Pee Wee Russell And His Orchestra
Buck Clayton (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Dick Cary (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bill Takas (b) George Wettling (d)NYC, February 23 & 24, 1959
| Pee Wee's Blues | Dot DLP 3253 | |
| What's The Pitch | - | |
| Dreaming And Schemin' | - | |
| Cutie Pie | - | |
| Oh No! | - | |
| Pee Wee's Song | - | |
| Oh Yes | - | |
| Missy | - | |
| Are You Here? | - | |
| Write Me A Love Song Baby | - | |
| This Is It | - | |
| But Why? | - |
= Pee Wee Russell - The Dedication Series, Vol. XV: Salute To Newport (Impulse IA 9359-2)
George Russell Orchestra
Art Farmer, Joe Ferrante, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick (as) Phil Woods (as, fl, cl) Benny Golson (ts) Sol Schlinger (bass sax) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) George Russell (arr, comp) Jon Hendricks (nar)NYC, March 25, 1959
| 105629 | Big City Blues | Decca DL 9216 |
| 105630 | East Side Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You? | - |
Sonny Criss Quintet
Ole Hansen (tb -3,5/7) Sonny Criss (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Walter Perkins (d)Chicago, IL, March, 1959
| 1. 6004 | Sweet Lorraine | Peacock PLP 91 |
| 2. 6005 | I Got It Bad | - |
| 3. | Indiana | - |
| 4. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 5. | Sylvia | - |
| 6. | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | - |
| 7. | Butt's Delight | - |
= Kenny Dorham/Sonny Criss - The Dedication Series, Vol. I: The Bop Masters (Impulse IA 9337-2)