{"product_id":"john-coltrane-giant-steps-2024-atlantic-75-series-analogue-productions-reissue","title":"John Coltrane - Giant Steps (2024 Atlantic 75 Series \/ Analogue Productions Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLess than a month after Kind of Blue was recorded in 1959, John Coltrane first entered the studio to make what in many ways was that mighty album’s equal: \u003cem\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. \u003cem\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e bore the double-edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, \u003cem\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, before commencing his efforts on this one. Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked by essentially two different trios. Recording commenced in early May of 1959 with a pair of sessions that featured Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Art Taylor (drums), as well as Paul Chambers – who was the only bandmember other than Coltrane to have performed on every date. When recording resumed in December of that year, Wynton Kelly (piano) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) were instated — replicating the alternate non-Bill Evans lineup featured on \"Freddie the Freeloader\" on Kind of Blue, sans Miles Davis of course. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of these recordings, however, is the laser-beam focus of Coltrane's tenor solos. All seven pieces issued on the original Giant Steps are likewise Coltrane compositions. He was, in essence, beginning to rewrite the jazz canon with material that would be centered on solos – the 180-degree antithesis of the art form up to that point. These arrangements would create a place for the solo to become infinitely more compelling. This would culminate in a frenetic performance style that noted jazz journalist Ira Gitler accurately dubbed \"sheets of sound.\" Coltrane's polytonal torrents extricate the amicable and otherwise cordial solos that had begun decaying the very exigency of the genre -- turning it into the equivalent of easy listening. He wastes no time as the disc's title track immediately indicates a progression from which there would be no looking back. Line upon line of highly cerebral improvisation snake between the melody and solos, practically fusing the two. The resolute intensity of \"Countdown\" does more to modernize jazz in 141 seconds than many artists do in their entire careers. Tellingly, the contrasting and ultimately pastoral \"Naima\" was the last tune to be recorded, and is the only track on the original long-player to feature the Kelly-version of the Kind of Blue quartet. — (via AllMusic)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003ePart of the 75 historic titles hand-picked and supervised by Analogue Productions CEO Chad Kassem\u003cbr\u003eMastered from the original master tapes or best available source by top mastering engineers\u003cbr\u003eCut at 45rpm and pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"560\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6NkgPYCMAzttRIKDpuJrFp?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Atlantic, Analogue Productions\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Atlantic 75 Audiophile Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, 12\", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Mar 8, 2024 \/ Original Release: Feb 1960\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Hard Bop\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions \/ Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43584768442526,"sku":"753088751073","price":90.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/91D7Vr2uYgL._UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1713255982","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/john-coltrane-giant-steps-2024-atlantic-75-series-analogue-productions-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}