Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 stars to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. [I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums before starting this blog and will add entries for some of those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.]
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
John Coltrane Quartet - "Live" at the Village Vanguard: X stars
This is an acknowledged near-classic. I say near, because virtually no one that I can find thinks it's 5 stars, which is what would cause me to pick it up. People tend to praise it for its difficult and "new" second side "Chasin' the Trane." But they don't sound like they really enjoy that track when they praise it, more admire it. Anyway, I'll stick with his studio albums. [5 listens] [ps, Caved and bought it on 5th listen. Let's see if I do the same with Rollins'.]
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