Not Now Music Giant Steps - John Coltrane CD Jazz

GIANT STEPS

When the ‘Giant Steps’ album was finally put to bed Coltrane had only a short time left as an employee of Miles Davis, he finally departed in April 1960, albeit on friendly terms. Recorded in 1959 and released by Atlantic Records the following year, ‘Steps’ proved to carry a prophetic title as the Saxophonist was about to enter his most creative years. However, returning to this album, we find Coltrane in the kind of commanding form that can still impress over 50 years after its creation and cemented his need for a group under his own name. Just one listen to the manner in which he rips through the changes on the title track, or the sheer technical brilliance he brings to ‘Countdown’ proves how ready he was to move on. All the compositions were supplied by him, and the majority became Jazz classics with the beautiful ‘ Naima’ coming as close to a theme tune as he ever had.

CD 1 Giant Steps

1. Giant Steps (4:47)
2. Cousin Mary (5:50)
3. Countdown (2:26)
4. Spiral (6:01)
5. Syeeda’s Song Flute (7:05)
6. Naima (4:24)
7. Mr. P.C. (Mr. Paul Chambers) (7:02)

Total Playing Time: Approx 37 minutes

Original Album Produced By Nesuhi Ertegun
Recorded May 4th & 5th, December 2nd, 1959
At Atlantic Recording Studios, New York,NY
Originally Released On Atlantic Records (Atlantic LP 1311)

Personnel:

John Coltrane – Tenor Saxophone, Band Leader
Paul Chambers – Double Bass
Wynton Kelly – Piano (Track 6 only)
Tommy Flanagan – Piano
Art Taylor – Drums
Jimmy Cobb – Drums (Track 6 only)

CD 2 Lush Life

1. Like Someone In Love (4:58)
(Van Heusen/Burke)
2. I Love You (5:31)
(Porter)
3. Trane’s Slo Blues (6:02)
(Coltrane)
4. Lush Life (13:55)
(Strayhorn)
5. I Hear a Rhapsody (5:59)
(Baker/Fragos/Gasparre)

Total Playing Time: Approx

Original Album Produced By Bob Weinstock
Recorded May 31st, August 16th, 1957 & Jan 10th, 1958
At Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Originally Released On Prestige Records (PRLP 7188)

Personnel:

John Coltrane — Tenor Saxophone
Donald Byrd — Trumpet (Track 4)
Red Garland — Piano (Tracks 4-5)
Earl May — Bass (Tracks 1-3)
Paul Chambers — Bass (Tracks 4-5)
Art Taylor — Drums (Track 1-3)
Louis Hayes — Drums (Track 4)
Albert Heath — Drums (Track 5)