{"product_id":"ascension-edition-i-ii-verve-vault-series-2lp","title":"Ascension (Edition I \u0026 II) Verve Vault Series 2LP","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAscension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, stands as one of \u003cb\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/b\u003e’s most radical and influential works. Subtitled “\u003cb\u003eEdition I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/b\u003e” 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 \u003cb\u003eBob Thiele\u003c\/b\u003e, the session assembled an expanded ensemble of eleven musicians. Alongside Coltrane’s tenor saxophone are trumpeters \u003cb\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDewey Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e; saxophonists \u003cb\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMarion Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Tchicai\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eArchie Shepp\u003c\/b\u003e; pianist \u003cb\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/b\u003e; bassists \u003cb\u003eArt Davis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJimmy Garrison\u003c\/b\u003e; and drummer \u003cb\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/b\u003e. 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, \u003ci\u003eAscension\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eVerve Vault\u003c\/i\u003e series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSide A\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSide B\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSide C\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSide D\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\"\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"JOHNCOLTRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51406636187946,"sku":"X3LPJC064","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/6115\/2554\/files\/X3LPJC064.jpg?v=1775837929","url":"https:\/\/store.johncoltrane.com\/products\/ascension-edition-i-ii-verve-vault-series-2lp","provider":"John Coltrane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}