{"product_id":"john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-2lp-180g-remastered-verve-vault-series","title":"John Coltrane - Ascension: Edition I \u0026 II [2LP\/ 180G\/ Remastered] (Verve Vault Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productView-left-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content js-line-clamp-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"js-line-clamped-area\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane \u003cem\u003eAscension: Edition I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/em\u003e Reissued for the Verve Vault Series: Newly Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes and Pressed at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, stands as one of John Coltrane’s most radical and influential works. Subtitled “Edition I \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Coltrane - Tenor Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eFreddie Hubbard - Trumpet\u003cbr\u003eDewey Johnson - Trumpet\u003cbr\u003ePharoah Sanders - Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eMarion Brown - Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eJohn Tchicai - Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eArchie Shepp - Saxophone\u003cbr\u003eMcCoy Tyner - Piano\u003cbr\u003eArt Davis - Bass\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Garrison - Bass\u003cbr\u003eElvin Jones - Drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-right-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productView-details__heading\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content productView-details__content__with-list\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1: Ascension (Edition I)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2: Ascension (Edition II)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48065823801518,"sku":"199957117982","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/coltraneascension__14819.jpg?v=1783628418","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-2lp-180g-remastered-verve-vault-series","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}