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Ascension (Edition I & II) Verve Vault Series 2LP

Ascension (Edition I & II) Verve Vault Series 2LP

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Ascension, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, stands as one of John Coltrane’s most radical and influential works. Subtitled “Edition I & II” to reflect the two complete takes recorded at the session—and presented together on LP for the first time—the piece is a nearly 40-minute large-ensemble performance marking Coltrane’s decisive embrace of the avant-garde. Recorded on June 28, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele, the session assembled an expanded ensemble of eleven musicians. Alongside Coltrane’s tenor saxophone are trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Dewey Johnson; saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown, John Tchicai, and Archie Shepp; pianist McCoy Tyner; bassists Art Davis and Jimmy Garrison; and drummer Elvin Jones. The music alternates between densely textured collective improvisation and extended solo statements, conjuring a hurricane of violent, searching sound. Initially controversial for its intensity and freedom, Ascension has since come to be recognized as a landmark of modern jazz and a defining statement of the emerging free-jazz movement. Presenting both takes together highlights the organic, ever-changing character of the performance and affirms its enduring place in Coltrane’s artistic legacy. 

The Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Tracklist:

Edition I
Side A
  1. Ascension (Part 1)
Side B
  1. Ascension (Part 2)

Edition II
Side C
  1. Ascension (Part 1)
Side D
  1. Ascension (Part 2)
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    A++

    Amazing! Thank you!

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    David G.
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    Ascension

    Coltrane at his late era large ensemble best. Gorgeous copy.

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    Michael P.
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    Excellent Remaster

    Spiritually intense and deep. This is an excellent remaster.

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    Very pleased

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    Michael S.
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    Ascension is beautiful

    This is one of the best couple pieces of vinyl I’ve ever owned. Just talking about the physical object here. The 2 pieces of vinyl are substantial, nice and heavy. The surface of the records is like glass, no smudges, no fingerprint dust. The Jacket has a very subtle grain or texture, e-bike not obscuring the photo of train or the colored letters of the title. Just a very well executed reissuing of the seminal recording. What to say about the music? Seems tame by todays standards, and after all we’ve heard over the decades. But it is so well played and recorded it is really nice to listen to. Up until the time this record was released, it’s absolutely true, written in the liner notes, something like, “the most powerful sound made by humans “! Yup. ❤️. And the record was affordably priced, give the cost of new vinyl.

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