The Ascension Years: John Coltrane’s Vigil Session – June 16, 1965
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Published: August 17, 2026 21:29
Six days after the Transition session, Coltrane was back at Van Gelder’s, but this time only one other person showed up: Elvin Jones. No Tyner, no Garrison, just a saxophone and a drum kit facing each other in the room. The Vigil session is the shortest…
The Ascension Years: John Coltrane’s Transition Session – June 10, 1965
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Published: August 17, 2026 21:07
Six months after A Love Supreme, the quartet was back at Van Gelder’s studio, and the Transition session picks up right where the heart of Pursuance left off on the last beat. After two statements of the head, Coltrane zooms off as the band swings in…