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90
Besides his landmark Ascension, no album better illustrates this than the awe-inspiring Meditations.
9y
80
It's not pretty, and not much like A Love Supreme, but it's undeniably powerful.
3y
The History of The Albums – n°315
I also recommend you to read in order my previous reviews on John Coltrane, listed at the end of the review, in order to better understand his immense career and this one]. In the concept of my series, it is both impossible not to assign a final episode to John Coltrane since his death comes in 1967, and also not to talk about Meditations, one of the greatest masterpieces of his discography. If John Coltrane enjoys an outstanding reputation in the ... read more
CFCE 87.8 FM Weekly Genre: Free Jazz
As hard as it is to pin down the free Jazz genre (frankly, I don’t believe it’s intended to be “pinned down”), the infamous style is surprisingly straightforward. A great deal of explanation can be found in John Coltrane’s additions to the genre.
I love free Jazz; it was the gateway that welcomed me into a sonic world of limitless possibilities and unimaginable creativity. A world so extreme that was yet so inviting. Contrary ... read more
i want to write more words about this album but nothing i say can do it justice. however, the 1987 essay "what coltrane wanted" by edward strickland does a fantastic job talking about this album in the greater scheme of contrane's work.
funny enough, the only reason i found the article was because of a blog post about 56 nights & barter 6. shout out to noz.
Oh. my god. he just. went insane. okay. but somehow it is both way more intense, focused, perhaps even frighteningly terrifyingly scary and dark and beautiful and delves even further into a clear progression just like edition two of ascension. this album is severely underrated to me and somehow i find a calm between all of that heaviness. :]<33
Must Hears: #57
This is the last Coltrane album I will be listening to in this series, or at least it's the last for now, gotta wait for the other ones to hit must hear (he currently has 10 of those, which is incredible). The album starts off with his most insane track ever in my opinion, The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. This song features Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, who is another musical extraordinare and a master of the free jazz genre, going ham on their saxophones, trying ... read more
john coltrane.
listen. this is the issue with music reviewers. they see john coltrane, know he made a love supreme, and rate any album he makes a 90. this is not good. objectively. this is not pleasant. dudes can play straight 4ths and flat 7 on a major 7 and sure it can be "jazz" but is this worth an 90. before you say i dont get it. please. listen to this album. then write a review about what you think. would you listen to this album on your own.
![John Coltrane - Ascension [Edition I]](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/15752-ascension_120205.jpg)
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Track List
| 1 | The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost 12:51 | 91 |
| 2 | Compassion 6:51 | 90 |
| 3 | Love 8:09 | 89 |
| 4 | Consequences 9:12 | 87 |
| 5 | Serenity 3:30 | 89 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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