John Coltrane, Giant Steps - 51m 6s

Tracks & Durations

1. Giant Steps	4:45
2. Cousin Mary	5:48
3. Countdown	2:23
4. Spiral	5:59
5. Syeeda's Song Flute	7:03
6. Naima	4:22
7. Mr. P.C.	6:59
8. My Favorite Things [Bonus track 1961]	13:39

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Review

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. This exemplary reissue benefits from eight alternate takes of the original album's seven stellar tracks, excellent remastering of the original tapes, and an expanded annotation. --Sam Sutherland

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