John Coltrane - Ascension (Edition I)

Tracklist Hide Credits

A	Ascension (Part 1) Orchestra – John Coltrane OrchestraWritten-By – Coltrane*
B	Ascension (Part 2) Orchestra – John Coltrane OrchestraWritten-By – Coltrane*

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Jowcol Music
• Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
• Made By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
• Designed At – Viceroy

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – John Tchicai, Marion Brown
• Bass – Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison
• Composed By – John Coltrane
• Design [Cover] – Robert Flynn
• Drums – Elvin Jones
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Liner Notes – A. B. Spellman*
• Photography By – Charles Stewart*
• Piano – McCoy Tyner
• Producer – Bob Thiele
• Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders
• Trumpet – Dewey Johnson, Freddie Hubbard

Notes

-Label info-
33⅓ R.P.M.
Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions, see price lists
℗ 1966
Rec'd by A.B.C. Paramount Records Inc. U.S.A.
The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Made in Gt. Britan

-Sleeve info-
EMI
~the greatest recording organization in the world
E.M.I Records
(The Gramophone Company Ltd.)
Hayes•Middlesex•England
Made and Printed in Great Britan

-Cover info-
Also available on Stereo No. CSD 3543
Recorded by ABC-Paramount Records Inc., U.S.A
Recorded: June 28, 1965
℗ 1966
Long Play 33⅓ R.P.M
E.M.I Records
(The Gramophone Company Ltd.)
Hayes•Middlesex•England
Made and Printed in Great Britan
6606 P.L. Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London CLP 3543 CSD 3543

First released in UK June 1966.
"CLP 3543" appears on the cover. "CLP. 3543" appears on the label.
Front laminated Ernest J. Day & Co. flipback sleeve.

Edition I

(Opening Ensemble)
Coltrane solo (4:05–6:05)
(Ensemble)
Johnson solo (7:58–10:07)
(Ensemble)
Sanders solo (11:15–13:30)
(Ensemble)
Hubbard solo (14:53–17:50)
(Ensemble)
Shepp solo (18:55–21:40)
(Ensemble)
Tchicai solo (23:11–24:56)
(Ensemble)
Brown solo (26:23–28:31)
(Ensemble)
Tyner solo (29:39–31:36)
Davis and Garrison duet (31:36–33:30)
Jones solo (33:30–33:55)
(Concluding Ensemble)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): A-95A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): A-95B
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout Side A): A 95 A-1 1 G
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout Side B): A 95 B-1 1 G
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout Side A): A 95 A-1 1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout Side B): A 95 B-1 1 G
• Other (UK purchase tax code left and right hand of spindlehole): K T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-95	John Coltrane	Ascension (Edition I) ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Impulse!	AS-95	US	1965
AS-95	John Coltrane	Ascension (Edition I) ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Impulse!	AS-95	US	1965
CSD 3543	John Coltrane	Ascension ‎(LP, Album)	His Master's Voice	CSD 3543	UK	1965
IMP 424	John Coltrane	Ascension (Edition I) ‎(LP, Album)	Impulse!	IMP 424	Italy	1976
A-95	John Coltrane	Ascension (Edition I) ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Impulse!	A-95	Europe	2015