{"product_id":"john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-2xlp","title":"John Coltrane - Ascension: Edition I \u0026 II 2xLP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1966 on Impulse!, stands as one of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003eRecorded 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 \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDewey Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; saxophonists \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePharoah Sanders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMarion Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Tchicai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eArchie Shepp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; pianist \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; bassists \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eArt Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJimmy Garrison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; and drummer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The music alternates between densely textured collective improvisation and extended solo statements, conjuring a hurricane of violent, searching sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eInitially controversial for its intensity and freedom, \u003cem data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1647\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis Verve Vault item is mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53073873436969,"sku":"VRV241657","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/6532\/files\/john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-2xlp_c592a3cc-fefc-49b6-93c0-6983841200d1.jpg?v=1777490941","url":"https:\/\/www.strandedrecords.com\/products\/john-coltrane-ascension-edition-i-ii-2xlp","provider":"Stranded Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}