Giant Steps 60th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION LP X 2

Release/Shipping Date : 18th September 2020

Newly Remastered Version Of The Jazz Saxophonist’s Influential Atlantic Records Debut, Plus Eight Alternate Takes, To Be Featured On Double-LP And Double-CD Anniversary Sets available On September 18^th

“While it’s true that to musicians especially, Coltrane’s fiercely adventurous harmonic imagination is the most absorbing aspect of his developing style, the more basic point is that for many non-musician listeners, Coltrane at his best has an unusually striking emotional impact.” – Nat Hentoff, original liner notes for Giant Steps (1960)

You can tag this LP as one of the important ones. – Ralph Gleason, Down Beat (1960)

Everyone, even those who have had reservations about Coltrane, should hear this set. – Mait Edey, The Jazz Review (1960)

History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. – Lindsay Planer, AllMusic

John Coltrane’s Giant Steps – the influential jazz saxophonist’s first album with Atlantic Records – continues to astound and inspire listeners 60 years after its release. Consistently lauded in music histories, Giant Steps was inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame in 2001 and went gold in 2018. To celebrate this seminal album’s six-decade anniversary, Rhino has remastered Giant Steps and all 28 of its surviving sessions outtakes for two new collections.

GIANT STEPS: 60th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION

LP and CD Track Listing:

Side One / CD 1

“Giant Steps”

“Cousin Mary”

“Countdown”

“Spiral”

Side Two / CD 1

“Syeeda’s Song Flute”

“Naima”

“Mr. P.C.”

Side Three / CD 2

“Giant Steps” (Alternate, Take 1, Incomplete)

“Naima” (Alternate Take)

“Like Sonny” (Alternate Take)

“Countdown” (Alternate Take)

Side Four / CD 2

“Syeeda’s Song Flute” (Alternate Take)

“Cousin Mary” (Alternate Take)

“Giant Steps” (Alternate Version Two False Start)

“Giant Steps” (Alternate Take)