Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane

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.

John Coltrane

Giant Steps

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Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
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Released 11/04/2003Catalog Number

8122787061

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Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
LP

$26.99

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Released 09/03/2021Catalog Number

08122752031

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Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
LP

$18.99

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Released 03/25/2022Catalog Number

DOL857HG

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John Coltrane

Giant Steps

Rhino
Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
LP

$26.99

Import

Black
Released 11/04/2003Catalog Number

8122787061

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Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
LP

$26.99

Black
Released 09/03/2021Catalog Number

08122752031

Learn more
Album artwork for Giant Steps by John Coltrane
LP

$18.99

Black
Released 03/25/2022Catalog Number

DOL857HG

Learn more

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.