{"product_id":"199957117982","title":"COLTRANE,JOHN – ASCENSION: EDITION I \u0026 II (VERVE VAULT SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 199957117982 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: VERVE \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: June 19, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on Impulse! Records in 1966,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estands as one of Coltrane's most radical and influential works. Subtitled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdition I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto 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, and Archie Shepp; pianist McCoy Tyner; bassists Art Davis and Jimmy Garrison; and drummer Elvin Jones. Initially controversial for its intensity,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis now recognized as a landmark of modern jazz and a defining statement of the emerging free-jazz movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented 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\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArchie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJohn Tchicai, Marion Brown\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ealto sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt Davis, Jimmy Garrison\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDewey Johnson, Freddie Hubbard\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLP1 -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension (Edition I)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLP2 -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscension (Edition II)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSide C:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSide D:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAscension (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"VERVE","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44265884647523,"sku":"199957117982","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_47e969ee-1540-4d4d-993d-27c7e9ddf381.webp?v=1781790893","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/199957117982","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}