Ascension cover

Ascension

Recorded
Released

Two trumpeters, five saxophonists, a pianist, two bassists and a drummer gather, and for 40 minutes, they leave it all on the field. Fervid solos are bracketed by wailing, polyphonic ensemble passages; Elvin Jones drives the music hard, but still seems like he’s sprinting to catch up with the horn players, who are riding rocket sleds. Explosive and unremitting, but the more you listen, the more beautiful it gets.

Phil Freeman

Recommended by

Suggestions
Pathways & Passages cover

Pathways & Passages

Cosmic Vibrations, Dwight Trible
Ontology of Nought cover

Ontology of Nought

Ingurgitating Oblivion
Dogon A.D. cover

Dogon A.D.

Julius Hemphill
Round About Weill cover

Round About Weill

Gianluigi Trovesi, Gianni Coscia
The Disco’s of Imhotep cover

The Disco’s of Imhotep

Hieroglyphic Being
Trotro cover

Trotro

DJ Katapila
Eva Luna cover

Eva Luna

Moonshake
Overcome cover

Overcome

Dave Douglas
Now Then cover

Now Then

Tani Tabbal Trio
Money Jungle cover

Money Jungle

Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington
2 Ts for a Lovely T cover

2 Ts for a Lovely T

Cecil Taylor Feel Trio