The response of superconducting aluminum to electromagnetic radiation is investigated in a broad frequency (45 MHz to 40 GHz) and temperature range (T > Tc/2), by measuring the complex conductivity. While the imaginary part probes the superfluid density (Cooper-pairs), the real part monitors the opening of the superconducting energy gap and -most important here -the zerofrequency quasi-particle response. Here we observe the full temperature and frequency dependence of the coherence peak. Varying the mean free path gives insight into the dynamics, scattering and coherence effects of the quasi-particles in the superconducting state.