John Coltrane Giant Steps Vintage Vinyl Mono 1962 Pressing NM
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$ 200
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Oct 3, 2020
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Description
John Coltrane Giant Steps
Atlantic 1311
- Authentic, early, monaural disc in NM condition
- Cover VG+ to NM, showing slight, bottom corner dings (not dog-ears), with no shelf wear or edge splits
- Original, inner sleeve contains miniatures of contemporary, Atlantic jazz releases of the time; plus a complete list Atlantic releases, with catalog numbers
- Label, packaging and run-out indicia suggests this to be a 1962 pressing
- Personnel: Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor, Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Cobb
- One owner
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From Wikipedia: Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane as leader, released in February 1960 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1311. This was his first album as leader for his new label Atlantic Records. Many of its tracks have become practice templates for jazz saxophonists. In 2004, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. It attained gold record status in 2018, having sold 500,000 copies.
Two tracks, "Naima" and "Syeeda's Song Flute", are respectively named after Coltrane's wife at the time and her daughter, whom he adopted. A third, "Mr. P.C.", takes its name from the initials of bassist Paul Chambers, who played on the album.
Principal recording for the album took place on May 4 and 5, two weeks after Coltrane had participated in the final session for Kind of Blue. The track "Naima" was recorded on December 2 with Coltrane's bandmates, the rhythm section from the Miles Davis Quintet, who would provide the backing for most of his next album, Coltrane Jazz.
Coltrane's improvisation exemplifies the melodic phrasing that came to be known as sheets of sound, and features his explorations into third-related chord movements that came to be known as Coltrane changes. The Giant Steps chord progression consists of a distinctive set of chords that create key centers a major third apart. Jazz musicians ever since have used it as a practice piece, its difficult chord changes presenting a "kind of ultimate harmonic challenge", and serving as a gateway into modern jazz improvisation. Several pieces on this album went on to become jazz standards, most prominently "Naima" and "Giant Steps".
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