{"product_id":"giant-steps-3","title":"Giant Steps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of those rare records that changed the language of jazz while reaching far beyond its usual audience. It is a landmark album in every sense, capturing a moment when the music was being pushed somewhere bold, modern and completely new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough this was \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e's debut for Atlantic, he was at the same time performing and recording with \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e. In less than three weeks, he would finish his work with \u003cstrong\u003eDavis\u003c\/strong\u003e on another era-defining album, \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, before turning to these sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e on tenor sax is joined here by what is essentially two different trios. Recording began in early May 1959 with \u003cstrong\u003eTommy Flanagan\u003c\/strong\u003e on piano, \u003cstrong\u003eArt Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums and \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass. \u003cstrong\u003eChambers\u003c\/strong\u003e was the only musician besides \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e to appear on every session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen recording resumed in December that year, \u003cstrong\u003eWynton Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e took over on piano and \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Cobb\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, recreating the lineup heard on \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, minus \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e. Across it all, the real centre of gravity is \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e's astonishing tenor work and the intense clarity of his solos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll seven tracks on the original \u003cem\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e were written by \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e. With this material, he was beginning to reshape the jazz canon around a new kind of improvisation, placing the solo at the heart of the music in a way that felt like a complete reversal of what had come before. These arrangements opened up new space, making solos more searching, more complex and more vital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat approach would come to be described by journalist \u003cstrong\u003eIra Gitler\u003c\/strong\u003e as \"sheets of sound\". \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e's dense, polytonal runs pushed past the more relaxed and familiar solo style that had started to soften the urgency of jazz, and brought the music back into sharper, more demanding territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts right away with the title track, \u003cem\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e, a piece that makes its intentions clear from the first bars. The harmonic movement is restless and fearless, and \u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e's improvisation weaves through melody and solo so tightly that the two seem almost inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doxy","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50391085547851,"sku":"360305","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":50391093477707,"sku":"1140895","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Giant_Steps_2020_Remaster_0b356764_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726397079","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/giant-steps-3","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}