Ascension (album)

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Ascension
Ascension cover
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released 1965
Recorded June 28, 1965
Genre Jazz
Length 79:26
Label Impulse!
Producer(s) Bob Thiele
Professional reviews
John Coltrane chronology
The Major Works of John Coltrane
(1965)		 Ascension
(1965)		 New Thing at Newport
(1965)


Ascension is a jazz album by John Coltrane. It is often considered to be a watershed album, with the albums before it being more conventional in structure and the albums after it being looser, free jazz inspired works. In addition, it signaled Coltrane's interest in moving away from the quartet format. The album is a 40 minute performance; the musicians solo sequentially, with collective improvisations beginning and ending each solo. The Ascension sessions consisted of two takes, both of which are available on the CD reissue.

[edit] Track listing

Edition I was the track originally released, but was replaced by Edition II on later pressings due to Coltrane changing his mind. Both are available on the CD reissue.

  1. Ascension - Edition II – 40:23
  2. Ascension - Edition I – 38:31

[edit] Order of Solos

Edition II

  1. (opening ensemble)
  2. Coltrane solo
  3. Johnson solo
  4. Sanders solo
  5. Hubbard solo
  6. Tchicai solo
  7. Shepp solo
  8. Brown solo
  9. Tyner solo
  10. Davis, Garrison duet
  11. (concluding ensemble)

Edition I

  1. (opening ensemble)
  2. Coltrane solo
  3. Johnson solo
  4. Sanders solo
  5. Hubbard solo
  6. Shepp solo
  7. Tchicai solo
  8. Brown solo
  9. Tyner solo
  10. Davis, Garrison duet
  11. Jones solo
  12. (concluding ensemble)

[edit] Personnel

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