- Giant Steps
- Cousin Mary
- Countdown
- Spiral
- Syeeda's Song Flute
- Naima
- Mr. P.C.
- Giant Steps [Alternate Version 1] [#]
- Naima [Alternate Version 1] [#]
- Cousin Mary [Alternate Take] [#]
- Countdown [Alternate Take] [#]
- Syeeda's Song Flute [Alternate Take] [#]
- Giant Steps [Alternate Version 2] [#]
- Naima [Alternate Version 2] [#]
- Giant Steps [Alternate Take] [#]
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Giant Steps [Deluxe Edition]
John Coltrane |
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Released in January 1960, John Coltrane's first album devoted entirely to his own compositions confirmed his towering command of tenor saxophone and his emerging power as a composer. Apprenticeships with Dizzy, Miles, and Monk had helped focus his furious, expansive solos, and his stamina and underlying sense of harmonic adventure brought Coltrane, at 33, to a new cusp--the polytonal "sheets of sound" that distinguished his marathon solos were offset by interludes of subtle, concise lyricism, embodied here in the tender "Naima." That classic ballad is a calm refuge from the ecstatic, high-speed runs that spark the set's up-tempo climaxes, which begin with the opening title song, itself a cornerstone of modern jazz composition. This exemplary reissue benefits from eight alternate takes of the original album's seven stellar tracks, excellent remastering of the original tapes, and an expanded annotation. --Sam Sutherland |
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