John Coltrane's Ascension

Not the most natural choice when you ponder the notion of picking a John Coltrane LP to replicate, Ascension was the legendary saxophonist's decisive move into the fiery mid-’60s avant-garde—almost literally, a lightly structured 1965 freak-out featuring a cadre of younger luminaries. Sounding the call here is a starry constellation of players, including Joe Lovano, Donny McCaslin, Sabir Mateen, Jeremy Pelt, Billy Drummond and Matt Wilson.