Impulse! session · in the studio

October 14, 1965

John Coltrane Octet

In the room

John Coltrane – tenor sax
Pharoah Sanders – tenor sax
Juno Lewis – vocal, percussion
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Donald Garrett – bass, bass clarinet
Frank Butler – drums
Elvin Jones – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Impulse! numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
90676	Kulu Se Mama (Juno Se Mama)	A-9106
90677	Selflessness	A-9161

2 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

John Coltrane – Kulu Se Mama (Impulse! A-9106)

A-9106 · 1966Kulu Se MamaJohn Coltrane

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-9140	Om	John Coltrane	1967	John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Donald Garrett, Elvin Jones

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-95	Ascension, Edition I	John Coltrane	1965	John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
	A-9110	Meditations	John Coltrane	1966	John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

4 of them 15 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
A-10	"Live" At The Village Vanguard	Coltrane	1962	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-21	Coltrane	John Coltrane Quartet	1962	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-32	Ballads	John Coltrane Quartet	1963	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-40	John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman	John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman	1963	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-42	Impressions	John Coltrane	1963	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-50	Live At Birdland	Coltrane	1964	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-66	Crescent	John Coltrane Quartet	1964	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-77	A Love Supreme	John Coltrane	1965	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-85	The John Coltrane Quartet Plays	John Coltrane Quintet	1965	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-9101	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3	Various Artists	1965	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-9195	John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Quartet	1965	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-9211	John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Quartet	1965	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-90	The New Wave In Jazz	Various Artists	1966	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-94	New Thing At Newport	John Coltrane, Archie Shepp	1966	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

3 of them 15 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
A-6	Africa/Brass	The John Coltrane Quartet	1961	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
LP 1354	Coltrane Jazz	John Coltrane	1961	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
LP 1361	My Favorite Things	John Coltrane	1961	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
LP 1373	Ole Coltrane	John Coltrane	1961	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
A-9273	John Coltrane Orchestra · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Orchestra	1961	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
LP 1382	Coltrane Plays The Blues	John Coltrane Quartet	1962	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
A-30	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	1963	John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-9161	John Coltrane Quartet · not on the site yet	John Coltrane Quartet	1963	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison
A-49	Illumination!	Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet	1964	McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-63	Today And Tomorrow	McCoy Tyner	1964	McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison
LP 1419	Coltrane's Sound	John Coltrane	1964	John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
A-79	McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington	McCoy Tyner Trio	1965	McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
A-9124	Live At The Village Vanguard Again!	Coltrane	1966	John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison
A-9120	Expression	John Coltrane	1967	John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison

2 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 12144	Imagination	The Curtis Fuller Sextette	1960	McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison
A-18	Inception	McCoy Tyner Trio	1962	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
BLP 4085	Ready For Freddie	Freddie Hubbard	1962	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
BLP 4173	Night Dreamer	Wayne Shorter	1964	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
A-68	Proof Positive	J.J. Johnson	1965	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
BLP 4166	In 'N Out	Joe Henderson	1965	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
BLP 4182	Juju	Wayne Shorter	1965	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
BLP 4189	Inner Urge	Joe Henderson	1966	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones
A-9121	East Broadway Run Down	Sonny Rollins	1966	Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones
BLP 4264	The Real McCoy	McCoy Tyner	1967	McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones