Giant Steps is a studio album by the jazz musician John Coltrane. It was released in February 1960 through Atlantic Records. [1] [2] [4] This was Coltrane's first album as leader for the label, with which he had signed a new contract the previous year. The record is regarded as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.

"Giant Steps" is a jazz recording by John Coltrane, on tenor saxophone, which is the first track on the album of the same name and is 4 minutes and 49 seconds long. The composition is a...

"Giant Steps" was composed and recorded during Coltrane's 1959 sessions for Atlantic Records, his first for the label. The original recording features Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on double bass, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Art Taylor on drums.

Nov 13, 2018 · The title track of Giant Steps has become known for a rapid chord pro­gres­sion that cycles through three keys, built on an ear­li­er tech­nique known as the “Coltrane Changes.” Impro­vis­ing over these chords has become “a rite of pas­sage for jazz musi­cians” explains the Vox Ear­worm video above, mak­ing the tune “one of ...

1 day ago · John Coltrane wasn’t satisfied with the initial Giant Steps sessions recorded in March 1959. He had pianist Cedar Walton and drummer Lex Humphries in the studio—but the magic just didn’t land. Coltrane shelved the takes, and those early versions didn’t see the light of day until much later on archival releases.

Oct 11, 2021 · ‘Giant Steps’ and the underlying harmonic movement of Coltrane’s 16-bar composition – often called “the Coltrane Changes” – have long been a settled module in jazz education pedagogy.

“Giant Steps” is saxophonist/composer John Coltrane’s first LP (long-playing vinyl disc) as bandleader for Atlantic Records. Recorded in 1959 and released in 1960, “Giant Steps” is iconic in part because it contains the first-issued recording of one of Coltrane’s most important compositions, also titled “Giant Steps.”

Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released in February 1960 on Atlantic Records. This was his first album as leader for this new label. Many of...

Sep 17, 2020 · The title track to John Coltrane’s 1960 album Giant Steps is the bed of coals all jazz musicians must traverse barefoot. This key-toggling, high-BPM whirligig has whittled numberless rookies into kindling.

Coltrane's "Giant Steps" employs rapid key modulations, cycling through three major tonal centers to create complex harmonic landscapes. The piece features 26 chord changes within 16 bars, emphasizing fluid movement and rhythmic innovation in jazz improvisation.