John Coltrane Ascension
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robertsona
Emeritus
April 16th 2025


28660 Comments


thought ryus was back for a second

tectactoe
April 16th 2025


9228 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

These jazz threads move slowly

nash1311
April 17th 2025


10537 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

There aren’t enough of us 😢

tectactoe
April 17th 2025


9228 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Album Rating: 3.0

very sad indeed

robertsona
Emeritus
April 17th 2025


28660 Comments


Tchicai crazy last name

nash1311
April 17th 2025


10537 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I can’t get into this one Tec lol. It’s too free 😂 the god himself confounded me



I need to keep trying though

Trifolium
April 17th 2025


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's 💚💖🥰

onionbubs
May 26th 2025


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

holy fuck this is wild lmao

Demon of the Fall
May 26th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Indeed it is. Meditations might be peak wild Coltrane but I think that’s because it’s smoother going down. This is spikier.

Btw, Om is a very under-appreciated spiritual free jazz number (and proper unhinged), if you get around to it. Also top-tier ‘trane!

nash1311
May 27th 2025


10537 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

^ first statement is absurdly accurate

onionbubs
May 27th 2025


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

ill make meditations my next stop

nash1311
May 27th 2025


10537 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I need to listen to this more but I have to be in the mood. But I liked Meditations a lot more

tectactoe
May 28th 2025


9228 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Coltrane is a boss because he started (as most jazz composers do) with more "traditional" styles, like hard bop and modal jazz, and was great at it. Then he practically developed and started incorporating more ethnic, ethereal, avant-garde elements (which would later become known as "spiritual" jazz) and was great at it. Then those spiritual inclinations evolved and led him down the path of bombast, chaotic free jazz.......and he was great at it.



Everything the man attempted became a cornerstone of the specific style.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
December 6th 2025


114944 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

Time to finally jam this one. I've heard twelve Coltrane albums so far, all of which I love to varying degrees, and this is gonna be lucky number thirteen.



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