House That Trane Built Pa
by Kahn,AshleyEdition: 00
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-11-17
Publisher(s): W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary
Noted jazz author Ashley Kahn brings to life the behind-the-scenes story of Impulse Records, one of the most significant record labels in the history of popular music. 'œKahn mingles engaging stories of corporate politics with insider accounts of music-making and anecdotal takes on particular albums. His history of Impulse is also the story of the genesis of an American art form and the evolution of the record industry through the tumultuous 1960s'”and will compel readers to seek out this label's masterful albums,' says Publishers Weekly in a starred review. Kirkus Reviews calls the book 'œa swinging read,' adding that 'œKahn covers all the aesthetic, business, social, and historical bases with crisp economy.' Don't miss the exciting inside scoop behind some of the most enduring masterpieces of jazz!
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Man Behind the Signature: Creed Taylor (1954-1961) | p. 13 |
| Genius + Soul = Jazz / Impulse A(S)-3 | p. 34 |
| Out of the Cool / Impulse A(S)-4 | p. 40 |
| The Blues and the Abstract Truth / Impulse A(S)-5 | p. 44 |
| Africa/Brass / Impulse A(S)-6 | p. 52 |
| The Re-education of Bob Thiele (1961-1962) | p. 59 |
| Live at the Village Vanguard / Impulse A(S)-10 | p. 68 |
| Further Definitions / Impulse A(S)-12 | p. 72 |
| The Ellington Saxophone Encounters | p. 78 |
| Cabin in the Sky / Impulse A(S)-22 | p. 82 |
| The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard / Impulse A(S)-27 | p. 86 |
| Inception / Impulse A(S)-18 | p. 90 |
| Intuition and Impulse (1963-1964) | p. 93 |
| Impulse A(S)-40 | p. 98 |
| The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady / Impulse A(S)-35 | p. 114 |
| Four for Trane / Impulse A(S)-71 | p. 120 |
| A Love Supreme / Impulse A(S)-77 | p. 124 |
| The New Thing and Impulse (1965-1967) | p. 131 |
| Ascension / Impulse A(S)-95 | p. 136 |
| Ask Me Now! / Impulse A(S)-96 | p. 144 |
| Once Upon a Time / Impulse AS-9108 | p. 148 |
| Alfie / Impulse AS-9111 | p. 154 |
| Odds & Trends-Part I / Various Artists / Various Titles | p. 160 |
| Between Jazz and a Hard Place (1965-1967) | p. 163 |
| The October Suite: Steve Kuhn Plays the Compositions of Gary McFarland / Impulse AS-9136 | p. 170 |
| Odds & Trends-Part II / Various Artists / Various Titles | p. 176 |
| Impulse After Trane (1967-1969) | p. 183 |
| Cosmic Music / Impulse AS-9148 | p. 186 |
| Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe / Impulse AS-9191 | p. 190 |
| Heavy Sounds / Impulse AS-9160 | p. 194 |
| Liberation Music Orchestra / Impulse AS-9183 | p. 202 |
| Karma / Impulse AS-9181 | p. 206 |
| Impulse Out West (1969-1975) | p. 211 |
| Antelope Freeway / Impulse AS-9207 | p. 220 |
| The Awakening / Impulse AS-9194 | p. 224 |
| Universal Consciousness / Impulse AS-9210 | p. 228 |
| Sun Ra: The Saturn Recordings | p. 232 |
| Attica Blues / Impulse AS-9222 | p. 240 |
| Chapter One: Latin America / Impulse ASD-9248 | p. 250 |
| Fort Yawuh / Impulse ASD-9240 | p. 254 |
| Crystals / Impulse ASD-9286 | p. 258 |
| Interstellar Space / Impulse AS-9277 | p. 262 |
| The Lives of a Label; The Tenor of a Time (1975-Present) | p. 265 |
| Hard Work / Impulse ASD-9314 | p. 368 |
| Epilogue | |
| Translinear Light / Impulse B-0002191-02 | p. 280 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 282 |
| Discus Personae | p. 284 |
| Source Notes | p. 286 |
| Impulse Records Discography, 1961-1977 | p. 299 |
| Bibliography | p. 321 |
| Index | p. 325 |
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