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John COLTRANE GIANT STEPS USA - 3 color ATLANTIC Records - SD 1311RARE MINT CLEAN STEREO 1960 FIRST PRESSFINAL COLLECTION COPY BEAUTIFUL ...a highly regarded Coltrane artifact has a BIG value in pristine first print condition - Absolute final collection upgrade - don t let it go...
...1960 FIRST PRINT in THICK LAMINATED GATEFOLD ON the 3 color Atlantic Records label.Includes the original printed inner sleeve56 years of age - guaranteed Trane s adventurous 1960 release, the first to feature solely his own compositions.GIANT STEPS was jazz saxophonist John Coltrane s second album, released
in 1960.
It remains one of the most remarkable records many music listeners have ever heard,
featuring the fact that there are NO bad tracks on either side.
Actually the Lp succeeds on a number of
levels.The first is sheer virtuosity of the performers.
Coltrane
here was at the peak of his sheets of sound style, indefatigably
playing 16th and 8th notes in fast tempos.
Except Naima , a melody
written for Coltrane s first wife, this rapid-fire playing is present
throughout the album.
The bassist Paul Chambers stays in the background
for most of the album, but performs remarkable solos when given the
chance.
Ditto for Art Taylor, who gets a thrilling moment in the
spotlight in Mr P.C.
While the piano performances of the album are
often called weak Tommy Flanagan gives a famously unsure solo in the
difficult Giant Steps , they never distract from the pleasure of the
music as a whole.Secondly, GIANT STEPS displays remarkable
musical ingenuity.
Giant Steps , the opening track, moves extremely
quickly through chords, progressing over different keys.
The
improvisation that must be made over continues to challenge and
stimulate jazz musicians to this day.
Countdown is a reworking of the
Miles Davis composition Tune Up that adapts its musical material to
Coltrane s unique talents.Finally, the record is a masterpiece
of production and sequencing.
It sounds better than a lot of jazz albums
from this era, with a strong sound across the whole range and no touch
of static.
The order of the tracks was also well thought-out, with
Giant Steps a fine opening, the moody melodic splendid of Naima positioned to give a
break along the way, and Mr P.C.
a splendid closer.
While records like
Miles Davis KIND OF BLUE also featuring Coltrane and other musicians
as on here or Coltrane s later masterpiece A LOVE SUPREME are usual
gateways into jazz, it was by listening to GIANT STEPS that I really got
a handle on the genre.
We d recommend the album to any listener.Unless Noted: There are NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing NO delete marks ::: CONDITION: The Cover: rated: TOP COPY M- THICK laminated cover a complete BEAUTY There are NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing NO delete marks ...57 years of age The Vinyl: rated: M- loaded with shine...all clear smooth, FINAL collection copy ...and both Atlantic labels are clear clean.
See Condition GRADING SCALE details below: A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE S COLLECTION SEE: SELLERS Other items for similar cool sounds for head people...
All imperfections are noted both cover record
