Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

Minoru Wakasugi Selection: A reissue collection selected by Minoru Wakasugi (writer)" is the sequel to the excellent compilation that looks at the Impulse label from a contemporary perspective. Minoru Wakasugi, a music critic, writer, and songwriter, has compiled and reissued a wide range of Impulse label releases. Following "Jazz Side of MOTOWN," which is still a long seller, Mr. Wakasugi focused on the jazz label "Impulse! a jazz label founded in 1960. Following "Pops Side of impulse!", a compilation that inverts and reconstructs the label's profound and diverse personality, the second volume in the series, "Spirit Side of impulse! Commentary: Minoru Wakasugi

Tracklisting:

01.FREEDOM / CHARLIE MINGUS
02.GARVEY'S GHOST / MAX ROACH
03.BLUES FOR HARI / TOM SCOTT
04.A JOYFUL NOISE / JOE DE VITO
05.PATTERNS / OLIVER NELSON
06.ST.TROPEZ SHUTTLE / STEVE KUHN
07.TAJ MAHAL / SHIRLEY SCOTT
08.JAPAN / PHAROAH SANDERS
09.A SLOW HOT WIND / JOHNNY HARTMAN
10.EL MOORS / CHICO HAMILTON
11.LONELY WOMAN / FREDA PAYNE
12.SHOW ME / BILLY TAYLOR TRIO
13.CIRCUS / ART BLAKEY&THE JAZZ MESSENGERS
14.AVENUE C / LAMBERT､HENDRICKS&ROSS
15.RING DEM BELLS / LIONEL HAMPTON
16.YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND / BEVERLY JENKINS
17.THE INCH WORM / THE JOHN COLTRANE QUARTETTE
18.NAIMA / TOM SCOTT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DREAMERS