John Coltrane Ascension
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Tb1114
March 14th 2019


822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

A maybe silly statement to make, but I think building the patience to listen to Swans' last trilogy of albums has helped me develop more patience for this breed of noisy jazz

GhandhiLion
June 15th 2019


17793 Comments


TIL: there is a John Coltrane documentary with Bill Clinton in it. https://youtu.be/MXKPONrVt3c

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
June 15th 2019


38334 Comments


yeah this is awesome

Tb1114
June 15th 2019


822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Doc is dope. Coltrane's presence in Japan is interesting

Zig
October 30th 2019


2772 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Used to hate this.

GamamJ
October 3rd 2020


152 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Man. Had no idea Coltrane could get this dissonant and off-key. It was fascinating for the first I'd say 115-20 minutes, but the pure dissonance wore off on me after a while.



The highlight has to be McCoy's amazing solo at the about 30-minute mark.

DaveTrane
December 10th 2020


729 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

spectacular record

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Going back in now.

parksungjoon
January 18th 2021


47227 Comments


>It was fascinating for the first I'd say 115-20 minutes, but the pure dissonance wore off on me after a while.

115 minutes?!

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Haha, yeah, saw that too. Even Edition II and I together are still < 80min.

parksungjoon
January 18th 2021


47227 Comments


thats what i thought as well

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

The section with the Tchicai solo is soooooo nice, oh.

As is the Shepp solo part.



But I guess it's the ensemble stuff in between that makes it all work.

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh and that double bass duet πŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

4th spin today, 5th in two days. This is kind of super mega addictive oh.

I never knew I was one for free jazz, but when it's all acoustic like this, oh boy is it amazing.

Ryus
January 18th 2021


37885 Comments


sweeeet

LeddSledd
January 18th 2021


7445 Comments


lots of good Coltrane bumpage recently

parksungjoon
January 18th 2021


47227 Comments


m/ hard

Colton
January 18th 2021


16757 Comments


You’re welcome

Ryus
January 18th 2021


37885 Comments


this would probably be a 1.5 or 1 from you colton

Trifolium
January 18th 2021


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Wonderful record. That drum/bass/piano backbone is to die for. And the way it's structured with the ensemble and solo stuff alternating. 😍



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