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The album ASCENSION played a profoundly important role in John Coltrane's final period. Recorded in June 1965, almost exactly two years before his death, this session marks Coltrane's final stepping off point into free jazz. The album also marks a division for Coltrane's fans, as there are some that applaud his final escape from jazz tradition while others simply couldn't follow him into the great unknown.
One way or another, ASCENSION refuses to be ignored. A stunning list of colleagues joins the legendary saxophonist on his final quest. Besides his famed regular quartet, avant-garde saxophonists Pharaoh Sanders and Archie Shepp, extra bassist Art Davis, and even trumpet star Freddie Hubbard, among others, produce an intense sonic assault. If you're sensitive to dissonant noise and uncontrolled barrages of sound, ASCENSION will offer you no comfort. However, the unbridled emotional onslaught that Coltrane unleashes here dwarfs any other artist's entire output. Love it or hate it, this is one disc that's sure to stay on your mind long after its din has faded.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 28, 1965. Originally released on Impulse (95). Includes liner notes by Lewis Porter and A.B. Spellman.
Reissue producer: Bryan Koniarz.
Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); John Tchicai, Marion Brown (alto saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (tenor saxophone, trumpet); Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone); Dewey Johnson (trumpet); McCoy Tyner (piano); Elvin Jones (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Lewis Porter; A.B. Spellman.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (06/28/1965).
Photographers: Chuck Stewart; Charles Stewart.
Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); John Tchicai, Marion Brown (alto saxophone); Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson (trumpet); McCoy Tyner (piano); Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).
Producer: Bob Thiele.
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The Wire (6/01, p.42) - "...The most important record Coltrane ever made. It marked such a violent severance with his past that many critics at the time thought he had lost his mind..."
Down Beat (12/00, p.94) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...There is no more radical free-jazz statement than 1965's ASCENSION....this album roars and soars beyond its milieu to become one for the ages and is Coltrane's most difficult statement for jazz traditionalists to follow..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.52) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "The 50 Most Out There Albums Of All Time" - "ASCENSION remains a uniquely draining, frighteningly human and intense experience." Ascension Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $7.73) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Classics (Silents / Avant Garde), Saxophone | | Label | Impulse! | | Orig Year | 1965 | | All Time Sales Rank |  17528  | | CD Universe Part number | 1143066 | | Catalog number | 543413 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 06, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Rudy Van Gelder | | Personnel | John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Art Davis
John Tchicai
Dewey Johnson - trumpet
Also: Elvin Jones, Mccoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown | | Additional Info | Remastered |
John Coltrane Ascension Songs Ascension Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews COLTRANE!!!!
This record is something very SPECIAL! In my opinion it is not only a GREAT record but also some kind of statement mr.Coltrane gave to this world.... MASTERPIECE ALL THE WAY! np4.
Submitted by najponk (Prague)
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easy listening...not!
I am a big fan of Trane. This work is pure genius, which makes it tough to dig for dummies like me. I would believe it if someone told me that Igor Stravinsky composed this during a psychotic episode. In fact, Trane pulls Stravinsky into the ring, picks him up, twirls around, and throws him down, then hits him with a metal folding chair, then climbs up on the ropes and does a splash on him, sending him through the floorboards. Poor Igor! Poor anyone who can listen to both versions at one sitting. Any Coltrane fan should hear this once--borrow it from someone.
Submitted by Dave (Cleveland, OH, USA)
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Zappa has absolutley right: music is the best. And in music Coltrane was the closest person who can show us: what is behind that courtain? Energy, beauty, eternity. I think a power-plant could work for years with this CD. God bless you Mr. Coltrane!
Submitted by Janos ujvari.j (Budapest, Hungary)
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That we still talk of this masterpiece and debate its level of contraversy is a sign that this recording is very important.
Mr Coltrane was too spiritual to bring us the "Emperors new clothes". I admit that I listen to it infrequently, however, when I do I relish its truely uplifting sounds. I feel rejuvenated in a way no other recording of jazz has ever succeded in achieving (not even Miles or Cecil could move as much on this level).
John C gave us a glimpse of the otherworld with this recording one that makes us break out of our day to day inconsequent thoughts. WOW yes, it really is that uplifting folks.
Submitted by a_lankester (Exeter, Devon, UK)
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Ascension, and other albums like John Zorn's "Spy vs. Spy," are way too often overlooked, perhaps most likely because their intensity threatens the sensibilities of those who seek a more palatable listening experience. Not all music should go down like beer. Ascension is Jazz music's vintage cognac. Although I'm a fan, I admit I can't listen to this often. But I do enjoy savouring it when the mood is right. This is a landmark work by Jazz's greatest.
Submitted by Sly (Milton, WI, USA)
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