Giant Steps

Artist: John Coltrane
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075678133725
EAN: 0075678133725
ASIN: B000002I4S

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

Giant Steps
Cousin Mary
Countdown
Spiral
Syeeda's Song Flute
Naima
Mr. P.C.
Giant Steps
Naima
Cousin Mary
Countdown
Syeeda's Song Flute

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Customer Reviews:

more great jazz from coltrane........2007-02-14

to live a proper life you will of course need lots of john coltrane music. this album is an absolute must. from the saxophone pyrotechnics on the title track and the jazz lightning of "mr p.c.," on through to the great melodics of "cousin mary" and "syeeda's song flute," this is pure jazz magic. "naima" is a another standout; a piece of beauty, another coltrane classic. this was my first coltrane album, way back at the tender age of 20 (up to 45 now, i am), and it was the start of something very good in my life. coltrane's music has been a big part of my soundtrack ever since. life has been a richer journey for it, too.

Essential for any jazz collection.......2006-11-29

When people who are just getting into listening to jazz ask me which albums they should start with, I always recommend "Kind of Blue", and "Giant Steps". While this may not be Coltrane's most pure recording, it nonetheless is one of the finest jazz albums ever recorded. I'm not going to go into the specifics of his "sheets of sound" approach, other than to say that when he really gets going such as on the title track, his playing is absolutely breathtaking. It is important to mention however that aside from Coltrane's exceptional chops and phrasing, I find his tone on this disc to be one of warmest sounding I've ever heard on the instrument. If you don't own this CD, buy it!

Essential, and very convenient for beginners........2006-11-08

In this Coltrane's classic record, three songs help us to put it in perspective. First, "Naima", a sont that will be played by Coltrane all his career long, showing his deep feeling in a melodic way, easy to approach for the beginner and to compare with the many versions of it recorded by him. Second, "Giant Steps", where the long 'sentences' and the armonics still remind the be-bop days, as if Coltrane were leaving that period. And third, "Mr P.C", where Coltrane shows his future 'shaken' way of playing, using a structure of two consecutive notes, high and low, up and down, each of them following a diferent line but, by this 'lateral playing', opening between those two lines an empty and free space where the melody is heard without being played. This is the Coltrane what will be found later in his marvellous album "My Favourite Things".
As well, in this record, Coltrane is forgetting that 'deadpan' jazz who followed the cool period. Always without falling in sentimentality, Coltrane starts to fill that free and open space of his music with feelings. What is trully amazing is how love made him rebellious, and how it showed him the way to push modern jazz out of its ensconced position.
To finish: don't miss "Countdown", a burst of technical power.

Great album and "easy" for beginners to groove to..........2006-11-06

I noticed that a lot of hardcore jazz folks have written extensively about the arcane virtues of this album, so I just want to chime in that this is also really fun and accessible music! a few reviewers have warned that it might be "difficult" to listen to-- as a fairly UNsophisticated listener who knows nothing about music theory, I'd have to strongly disagree.
The album features Coltrane playing original compositions in his mature style, but the songs are catchy and concise, with very infectious hooks. It's the perfect first Coltrane record for anyone who's just getting into modern jazz and wants a representative example of his work-- comparable to Miles' "Kind of Blue" and Brubeck's "Time Out".

The Jazz of Hendrix.......2006-11-02

I had read more than one review of this CD, but was waiting for a re-mastered version. Well, I finally got it, in more ways than one. Now some might think me crazy to compare John Coltrane to Jimi Hendrix. But listen to Giant Steps & Live at The Half Note, and you might change your mind.
The only differance between the two in that Jimi Hendrix had a whammy bar & distortion pedals to create his sound. Coltrane had his horn. The solos he plays on Giant Steps almost outdoes Charlie Parker. You have to pay attention, just to see if he'll make it to the end before passing out..! All in all, this is a fine CD and should keep you wondering how he did it.....

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