Ascension Ed. I& I I (Verve Vault) 2LP TSOV-321.2 Pageant emphasizes the beat

Pageant emphasizes the beat

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A compilation that spans a quarter of a century of meticulously fabricated songs of melancholic euphoria from the Manchester trio

Ascension Ed. I& I I (Verve Vault) 2LP TSOV-321.2 Pageant emphasizes the beatAscension, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, stands as one of John Coltranes most radical and influential works. Subtitled Edition I & II to reflect the two complete takes recorded at the sessionand presented together on LP for the first timethe piece is a nearly 40 minute large ensemble performance marking Coltranes decisive embrace of the avant garde. Recorded on June 28, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelders Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob