{"product_id":"john-coltrane-ascension-vinyl","title":"Ascension - Edition I \u0026 II (Verve Vault Series) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1966 on Impulse! Records, \u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of John Coltrane's most radical and influential works, presented here as “Edition I \u0026amp; II” on Verve Vault Series 180 gram vinyl, mastered from analog tapes and pressed at Optimal. Recorded June 28, 1965 at Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs studio, the nearly 40-minute large-ensemble performance marked Coltrane's decisive embrace of the avant-garde, assembling an expanded ensemble of eleven musicians including 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Collectors Love This LP:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures both complete takes from the session, “Edition I” and “Edition II,” presented together on LP for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA defining statement of the emerging free-jazz movement, alternating between densely textured collective improvisation and extended solo statements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180 gram vinyl, mastered from analog tapes at Optimal, see our full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-coltrane\"\u003eJohn Coltrane collection\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINYL Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: June 19, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Verve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 199957117982\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Coltrane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48854333849827,"sku":"John Coltrane (4)","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/John_Coltrane_Ascension_-_Edition_I_II_Verve_Vault_Series_Vinyl_LP.png?v=1776794078","url":"https:\/\/colliderecords.live\/products\/john-coltrane-ascension-vinyl","provider":"Collide Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}