Ascension: Presented by Rova:Arts
February 8, 2003, 8 p.m.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, San Francisco

Rova concludes its anniversary bows with an avant-jazz thrill-ride from the '60s, as Coltrane's monumental Ascension soars into the 21st Century in this live and electrified performance, and the band completes its journey into its own history with more music from the repertoire.

Disc 1: Rova plays Rova
1. Testimony (Steve Adams, 1994)
2. The Unquestioned Answer (Jon Raskin and Larry Ochs, 1985-87)

Disc 2: Orkestrova plays John Coltrane’s Ascension
Chris Brown - electronics
Donald Robinson - percussion
Fred Frith - electric bass
Carla Kihlstedt - violin
Ikue Mori - drum machines, sampler
Nels Cline - electric guitar
Jenny Scheinman - violin
Otomo Yoshihide - turntables, electronics
Bruce Ackley - saxophone
Steve Adams - saxophone
Larry Ochs - saxophone
Jon Raskin - saxophone

Since I've never seen this anywhere else, figured it would be a good idea to share this fairly decent recording originally recorded on mini-disc.

Audience recording: Sony ECM DS70P mic > Sony mini-disc master > cdr > ripped to Imac > edits in Sound Studio (cut and name tracks, reduce applause, save as WAV files) > xACT (FLAC level 8)

Artwork included in pdf format.