Editing Impulse! Records (section)

===Early success===
Taylor achieved early success by signing [[Ray Charles]], who had just ended his contract with [[Atlantic Records]]. Charles's ''[[Genius + Soul = Jazz]]'' gave the label its first hit and became the fourth-highest charting album of his career.<ref>Kahn, 2006, p.35</ref> Other early successes included ''[[Out of the Cool]]'' by [[Gil Evans]]. Taylor also signed [[John Coltrane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-house-that-trane-built-the-story-of-impulse-records-mw0001996707|title=The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records - Various Artists {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>

Another significant early release was ''[[The Blues and the Abstract Truth]]'' by [[Oliver Nelson]], who led an all-star group that featured [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Eric Dolphy]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Paul Chambers]], and [[Roy Haynes]]. Nelson played an important role in the label's early years before relocating to Los Angeles, where he became an arranger for film and television.

Taylor left Impulse! in the summer of 1961 after being approached by MGM to become the head of [[Verve Records]].