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Review 1
This recording launched John Coltrane into the publics eye as one of the greatest 'Leaders' of jazz. After serving his apprenticeship with the most important groups of the late '50s--led by Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk--Coltrane formed his own group in 1960 and this recording (done while he was at end of his tenure with Miles) served notice that the tenorman was soon to be the major Jazz voice of the coming decade. Stretching bebop to its logical breaking point, "Trane's" rapid-fire tenor and tongue-twisting chord changes on the title track set the standard that all future Jazz players would have to follow. The song "Giant Step," and several other Coltrane compositions on this disc have also become Jazz standards: "Naima," a moving ballad dedicated to his first wife, and "Cousin Mary," an easy going swingfest named for a favorite Philadelphia relative. Although "Trane" died in 1967, Cousin Mary still lives in Philly and oversees the Coltrane Foundation. |
Players
Paul Chambers : Bass; Jimmy Cobb : Drums; John Coltrane : Sax (Tenor); Tommy Flanagan : Piano; Lex Humphries : Drums; Wynton Kelly : Piano; Art Taylor : Drums; Cedar Walton : Piano
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Tracks
1. Giant Steps (Coltrane) - 4:44
2. Cousin Mary (Coltrane) - 5:46
3. Countdown (Coltrane) - 2:22
4. Spiral (Coltrane) - 5:57
5. Syeeda's Song Flute (Coltrane) - 7:01
6. Naima (Coltrane) - 4:22
7. Mr. P.C. (Coltrane) - 6:57
8. Giant Steps (Coltrane) - 3:41
9. Naima (Coltrane) - 4:28
10. Cousin Mary (Coltrane) - 5:44
11. Countdown (Coltrane) - 4:32
12. Syeeda's Song Flute (Coltrane) - 7:06 |
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