Tracklist
| –Charles Mingus | Hora Decubitus | 4:43 |
| –Max Roach | Garvey's Ghost | 7:49 |
| –Archie Shepp | Mama Too Tight | 5:22 |
| –Freddie Hubbard | Aires | 3:04 |
| –Oliver Nelson | Teenie's Blues | 6:32 |
| –John Coltrane | Spiritual | 7:13 |
| –Cecil Taylor | Bulbs | 6:50 |
| –Marion Brown | New Blue | 5:06 |
| –Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison | Nuttin' Out Jones | 5:32 |
| –Sonny Rollins | Opening Sections Of East Broadway Run Down | 5:25 |
| –Ornette Coleman | Trouble In The East | 6:39 |
| –John Coltrane | Acknowledgement From A Love Supreme | 7:43 |
| –Pharoah Sanders | The Creator Has A Master Plan | 6:53 |
| –Michael White | John Coltrane Was Here | 5:59 |
| –John Coltrane | Opening Selections Of Ascension (Edition 1) | 13:40 |
| –Albert Ayler | Holy Ghost | 7:34 |
| –Charlie Haden | Song For Che | 7:05 |
| –Alice Coltrane | Galaxy Around Olodumare | 4:15 |
| –John Coltrane | Leo | 9:58 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD 9228-3, ASD-9228-3 | Various | Impulse Energy Essentials (A Developmental And Historical Introduction To The New Music) (3xLP, Comp) | Impulse!, Impulse!, ABC Records, ABC Records | ASD 9228-3, ASD-9228-3 | Canada | 1972 |
| ASD 9228 | Various | Impulse Energy Essentials - A Developmental And Historical Introduction To The New Music (3xLP, Comp, Dou) | Impulse! | ASD 9228 | US | 1972 |
