John Coltrane

John Coltrane's A Love Supreme marks only the second jazz album we've encountered on the Great List. The last one we worked over was Miles Davis' Kind of Blue , and in the intervening weeks I've done absolutely no work toward learning how to listen to jazz. Read More

The John Coltrane Quintet Featuring Eric Dolphy played two shows at the Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 23, 1961. Read More

"Thank you very much, you make me feel so wonderful. It's been a pleasure being here but I really must go now, it's so hot."—Clifford Brown at the end of his final performance, June 25, 1956. Read More

"A Love Supreme" is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written and for many of us served as our first introduction to jazz; the album always makes me think of my father playing records on Sunday mornings when I was a child. Read More

"Thank you very much, you make me feel so wonderful. It's been a pleasure being here but I really must go now, it's so hot."Read More

Of all the saxophonists who have found their sound in jazz, few have been as influential as John Coltrane. Read More

We are lucky to be alive after this recording was discovered in 2005. Read More

This album completely changed the jazz world in 1965 and even today its effects can be found in many musical styles. Read More

Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Read More