在50年半世紀的輝煌進程中,傳奇的爵士樂廠牌Impulse! 旗下孕育出無以數計極具影響力與創造力的爵士巨匠,所締造的爵士錄音更以最令行家樂迷最深深著迷的豐富典藏傲視業界並寫下無數史所留名的不朽經典,從做為鎮廠支柱John Coltrane、Charles Mingus、McCoy Tyner、Sonny Rollins、Archie Shepp、Pharoah Sanders、Oliver Nelson、Yusef Lateef、Keith Jarrett等,成為匯聚了爵士樂最豐沛生命力的無窮寶庫。時至今日,傳奇的Impulse形象仍然鮮明,令行家愛不釋手的錄音作品仍然源源不絕地應運而生,而承先啟後的爵士樂手們,仍然在這一塊屬於爵士樂最令人景仰的無上殿堂中,相互激盪出最令人讚嘆的聲音……
【CD-01】1.McCoy Tyner Trio/Reaching Fourth 2.Ahmad Jamal/How Insensitive 3.Mel Brown/Blues For We 4.Coleman Hawkins Quartet/Go Li'l Liza 5.Art Blakey Quartet/Summertime 06.Curtis Fuller/The Breeze And I 07.Shirley Scott Trio/The Blues Ain't Nothin' But Some Pain (Longer Version) 08.Clark Terry/Impulsive 09.Freddie Hubbard/Caravan 10.Sonny Rollins/Three Little Words 11.Milt Jackson/Jazz 'n' Samba 12.Oliver Nelson &Hank Jones/Broadwalk Samba 13.Duke Ellington&John Coltrane/Take The Coltrane 14.Sonny Stitt/I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 15.Elvin Jones/Dear John 16. Chico Hamilton/Evil Eye 17.Gabor Szabo/Spellbinder
【CD-02】1.Sonny Criss/Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 02.Blue Mitchell/African Violet 03.John Handy/Didn't I Tell You 04.Marion Brown/Once Upon A Time (A Children's Tale) 05.Charles Mingus/Hora Decubitus 06.Archie Shepp/What Would It Be Without You 07.Pharoah Sanders/Mansion Worlds 08.Alice Coltrane/Galaxy In Turiya 09.Albert Ayler/Water Music 10.Alice Coltrane/Sita Ram 11.Michael White/Spirit Dance 12.Keith Jarrett/Flame (Take 1) 13.Howard Roberts/Roadwork