# 2 - John Coltrane Quartet

# 2 - John Coltrane Quartet - A Love Supreme

1964, Impulse! Records, with McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums).

Category: Jazz - Modal

I know, I know. The sleeve for this record is VERY hard up. However, the album itself still sounds amazing. This is one of my favourite jazz records, and one of the first I ever acquired. Pretty sure I bought it used off a friend for ten bucks in my early years of university, and it was ten bucks well spent. I fell in love with jazz while in high school, but all of my listening had been on tape or cd. To get my hands on some Coltrane vinyl was a very exciting moment. I have some more great jazz stuff now, but this was the first piece.

I'm sure a thousand people have offered their thoughts on A Love Supreme before me, so I'll keep it brief. The album features intense, intimate jazz that runs the gamut from frantic to trance-inducing to soothing. Well, maybe someone's definition of soothing. It has great drums, bass, piano, and of course, sax. It's the kind of record that makes you want to drink a little too much and indulge in being dramatically solitary and intense. 10/10 would spin again.

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#32 Prokofieff, Strauss - Peter and the Wolf, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Camden, year unknown Genre: Classical Performed by the Boston Symphony conducted by Serge Koussevitzky, narrated by Richard Hale This lp is in terrible condition---even after cleaning, it's crackling and hiccoughing, even skipping. It's tough, because I LOVE this recording, but this one will have to be purged. Let it be known, however, that this lp has been loved. It was a formative education piece for me, teaching me both about music and about narrative. It also taught me that you should always watch you back in unfamiliar places, and not underestimate the unknowns in your surroundings. It also taught me that representing animals with instruments is hilarious. Dad listened to it when he was a kid, and played it for us when we were kids. Maybe I'll make some kind of art with this one.

#59 Geoff Berner - Victory Party

Mint Records, 2011 Canadiana Klezmer Punk I bought this record, along with Berner's book "Festival Man", when he played at the Company House (RIP) on Gottingen Street. That's another show/artist I was made aware of thanks to Peter, so thanks pal! This show was wicked awesome, and "Victory Party" is equally so. It's barely contained, but perfectly contained, klezmer infused chaos; each song a story that pulls your strings like a puppet. Geoff Berner is a Canadian gem. Oh, and Festival Man is a great read.

Shout Out to Jampy

I got this sweet record stand for Christmas from Stu. Created by Jampy (my excellent birthday twin) and featuring Dartmouth's own Three Sisters (Tuft's Cove smokestacks), it helps me display whatever wicked wax I'm spinning. Very cool.

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