{"product_id":"john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-lp-vinyl","title":"John Coltrane – Ascension: Edition I \u0026 II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded just weeks after the historic Village Vanguard residencies that had pushed his classic quartet to its limits, Coltrane convened this extraordinary session at a moment when he was actively dismantling everything that had made him famous. The decision to release both takes acknowledges something important: there is no definitive version, only two equally valid eruptions from the same collective consciousness. This Verve Vault pressing brings the full uncompromised sequence to vinyl for a new generation of listeners willing to meet it on its own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on Impulse! Records in 1966, Ascension stands as one of Coltrane's most radical and influential works. Subtitled \"Edition I \u0026amp; II\" to reflect the two complete takes recorded at the session, the piece is a nearly 40-minute large-ensemble performance marking his 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 11 musicians. Alongside Coltrane's tenor sax are trumpeters Freddie Hubbard \u0026amp; Dewey Johnson; saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown, John Tchicai, \u0026amp; Archie Shepp; pianist McCoy Tyner; bassists Art Davis \u0026amp; Jimmy Garrison; and drummer Elvin Jones. Initially controversial for it's intensity, Ascension is now recognized as a landmark of modern jazz and a defining statement of the emerging free-jazz movement. Presented together on 2-LP for the first time, the Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Ascension Edition I (Part I) (18:57)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Ascension Edition I (Part II) (19:37)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Ascension Edition II (Part I) (18:52)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Ascension Edition II (Part II) (21:36)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199957117982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Verve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.19.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- discogs-import --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"discogs-import\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Impulse! (AS-95, A-95)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1966  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Ascension (Part I)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Ascension (Part II)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Tchicai – Alto Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarion Brown – Alto Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Davis – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Garrison – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Flynn (2) – Design (Cover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Lebow – Design (Liner)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElvin Jones – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRudy Van Gelder – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRudy Van Gelder – Lacquer Cut By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. – Liner Notes (Inner Gatefold)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeRoi Jones – Liner Notes (Jacket Reverse)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Coltrane Orchestra – Performer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChuck Stewart – Photography By (Cover And Liner Photos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcCoy Tyner – Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Thiele – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchie Shepp – Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Coltrane – Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePharoah Sanders – Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDewey Johnson – Trumpet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreddie Hubbard – Trumpet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Coltrane – Written-By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54554905772350,"sku":"164899114","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12635290206526-transparent-v2.png?v=1791440043","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}