The label came to be known as “the house that Trane built,” thanks to Coltrane’s commercial success and critical acclaim. By the end of that first year, the imprint had issued recordings by Ray Charles, Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Max Roach and John Coltrane. Now, the iconic jazz label is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a series of new releases, reissues, rarities and more.įounded by Creed Taylor in 1960, Impulse made its debut a year later with The Great Kai & J. Sixty years ago, Impulse Records released its very first recording.
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