JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps 1972 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM PRESSING - NEAR MINT
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Apr 10, 2016
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Mar 31, 2016
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JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps 1972 UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM PRESSING - NEAR MINT
JOHN COLTRANEJohn Coltrane ?- The Atlantic Years Vol 2 - Giant Steps
1970 UK ATLANTIC (588168) PRESSING OF ‘TRANE’S CLASSIC
AN OUTSTANDING COPY - BARELY, IF EVER PLAYED AND DELIVERING SURERB SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
MATRIX: 588168 A//1 ? 420 11 2 / 588168 B//1 ? 420 11 1
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE - DATE CODED ’069’ (January 1969)
John Coltrane tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan piano
Wynton Kelly piano on "Naima"
Paul Chambers bass
Art Taylor drums
Jimmy Cobb drums on "Naima"
History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. Giant Steps bore the double-edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience.
Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one.
Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked by essentially two different trios. Recording commenced in early May of 1959 with a pair of sessions that featured Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Art Taylor (drums), as well as Paul Chambers -- who was the only band member other than Coltrane to have performed on every date. When recording resumed in December of that year, Wynton Kelly (piano) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) were instated -- replicating the lineup featured on Kind of Blue, sans Miles Davis of course.
At the heart of these recordings, however, is the laser-beam focus of Coltrane's tenor solos.
All seven pieces issued on the original Giant Steps are likewise Coltrane compositions.
He was, in essence, beginning to rewrite the jazz canon with material that would be centred on solos -- the 180-degree antithesis of the art form up to that point.
These arrangements would create a place for the solo to become infinitely more compelling. This would culminate in a frenetic performance style that noted jazz journalist Ira Gitler accurately dubbed "sheets of sound."
Coltrane's polytonal torrents extricate the amicable and otherwise cordial solos that had begun decaying the very exigency of the genre -- turning it into the equivalent of easy listening.
He wastes no time as the disc's title track immediately indicates a progression from which there would be no looking back. Line upon line of highly cerebral improvisation snake between the melody and solos, practically fusing the two.
The resolute intensity of "Countdown" does more to modernise jazz in 141 seconds than many artists did in their entire careers
Side One:
Giant Steps (4:43)
Cousin Mary (5:45)
Countdown (2:21)
Spiral (5:56)
Side Two:
Syeeda's Song Flute (7:00)
Naima (4:21)
Mr. P.C. (6:57)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault - the ultimate noir soundtrack and an essential addition to anyones collection - very highly recommended
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, sharp and fresh
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