Electric Ascension
Atavistic
JAZZ
Massive and intense instudio interpretation of JOHN COLTRANE\'s masterwork, Ascension as performed by an allstar ensemble featuring THE ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET, NELS CLINE (WILCO and more), guitar legend FRED FRITH, IKUE MORI (formerly of NO NEW YORK stars DNA), turntable wizard OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, plus other stellar guests. Coltranes Ascension belongs right up there in the pantheon of multirecorded masterworks. Since this is only the second recording by someone other than Coltrane, theres plenty of room for it and more. The ROVA ORCHESTRA is a very heavy lineup of \"freejazz\" players who are able to handle the large ensemble improvisations. 1965 the year of Ascensions release was very much in the early stages of what is usually called \"free jazz\". At that time, asking seven wind players, two basses, a drummer, and a pianist to come together and blow collectively, with no rehearsal, was more than groundbreaking Forty years later, the respect everyone has for the composer, for the other musicians involved, and for the form called \"structured improvisation\" makes the music what it is.
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