Élan Impulse

Élan Impulse is a live duet album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe McPhee and Danuik Lazro, recorded in 1991 and released on the French In Situ label.

Reception

Reviewer Thom Jurek on Allmusic said "This duo digs deep into the spirit of a particular night in France and calls out of it the entire improvisational tradition from Duke Ellington to Steve Lacy and the host of time periods in between... This is an astonishing record. Period".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee and Danuik Lazro except as indicated

"Reason I" - 7:47
"Logic Circles" - 7:44
"Pearl Street" - 8:53
"Sand Dancer" - 2:19
"Come Sunday" - 7:49
"Reason II" - 5:03
"Joker" - 7:23
"Cordered" - 3:44
"Reason III" - 6:20
"Arcs" - 4:50

Personnel

Joe McPhee - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, valve trombone, voice
Daunik Lazro - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone