John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1959) [2011 SACD]

Giant Steps is enshrined as John Coltrane’s watershed album. Still a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, he had just finished recording Kind of Blue a few weeks earlier. For this, his 1st leader album for Atlantic, he employed 2 different trios: One featurng Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers & Art Taylor, the other with Wynton Kelly & Jimmy Cobb. His intense, “sheets of sound” style is complete here, & progressive arrangements feature compelling solos througout.
Recorded May 4, 5 and December 2, 1959.
This SHM-SACD was released in Japan on March 23, 2011. 2011 DSD remastering based 24-bit, 192kHz PCM masters sourced from the U.S. Mono.


Tracks:

01.Giant Steps 04:47
02.Cousin Mary 05:50
03.Countdown 02:26
04.Spiral 06:02
05.Syeeda's Song Flute 07:05
06.Naima 04:26
07.Mr. P. C. 06:58

Personnel:

Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
Drums – Art Taylor (tracks: 1 to 5, 7), Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 6)
Piano – Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1 to 5, 7), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 6)
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane