Well, at least I learned about Coltrane in the right order! The first Coltrane I heard was a Prestige track, "Bakai", played on the radio in the Spring of 1959. Then I heard the Atlantics - I got a report on what to expect from "My Favorite Things" from someone who went to a London concert - and the Impulse albums were heard as they came along. I particularly remember the arrival of Love Supreme.