Music to End a Year-- and Start a New Year

Maybe it is the spirit of the moment, maybe an attempt to bargain with karma, or maybe a mere peccadillo, but I usually take some additional care with the music I play at year's end, and year's beginning.  Looking over my notes, I ended 2010 with John Stevens and Evan Parker's THE LONGEST NIGHT (Ogun LP), a terrific album. The title seems consistent with New Years Eve. 

I started 2011 with Coltrane's SUN SHIP and A LOVE SUPREME (Impulse LPs). This might be my bargaining with karma mode. Anyway, does the music get much grander than this? 2011 came to a close with Miles' MILES AHEAD (Columbia LP). Not sure why, really, but I guess a case of forward thinking. 

Having had a couple of challenging years, 2012 started with MUSIC IS THE HEALING FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE (Impulse LP). It's a karma thing again. This was followed in rotation by:  Coltrane STELLAR REGIONS (Impulse LP);  Ayler, NEW GRASS (Impulse LP); Coltrane, GIANT STEPS (Atlantic LP); Van Morrison, ASTRAL WEEKS (the excellent 180g WB LP).  My "traveling the Spaceway" mode. 

Coincidentally, 2012 ended with John Stevens and Evan Parker's THE LONGEST NIGHT (Ogun LP).  Until I checked my notes today, I had forgotten I played this at the end of 2010. Odd, it just seemed to come to hand. 

Maybe because of getting older, I have come to appreciate Alice Coltrane's music and spirituality, so 2013 started with JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA (180g Impulse reissue). Alice proposed the album as a form of meditation and spiritual awakening. Can't hurt to start the year in that way.

If you are traveling the Interwebby Spaceways and care to tell us what you play at year's end and beginning, please do.