Giant Steps (studio album) by John Coltrane

From Brad1770 04/16/2021 00:53

I’m not even going to attempt to talk about something I know little about however I did listen to this album (twice) and I truly could appreciate the complexities of the notes within each track

Giving this one a 90/100 based on research which reliably informs me this is a landmark release in the jazz gene

From planetneutral 12/13/2020 11:51

A good listen. I can appreciate some of the complexity of what's going on, but not enough to understand its elevated position in the jazz canon.

From VictorVale 11/11/2020 13:25

Obra-prima espetacular do bebop. Que viagem ritmica!

From 2nd-Impressions 09/24/2020 00:09

The title track and 'Spiral' are absolute masterpieces. The rest of the tracks are generally pretty great as well. This release often gets overshadowed by Coltrane's iconic album 'A Love Supreme', but this record really stands on it's own as a great piece of work.

From AAL2014 09/12/2020 13:46

Giant Steps wasn't much of a standout to me upon my first listen or two, but in the midst of a bit of a personal Coltrane renaissance, this record is coming out as a brand new work. Even in what could (and really should) be considered a more traditional jazz setting compared to the likes of the superb A Love Supreme, and especially to the boundaryless records like Om or Cosmic Music, we still see Coltrane breaking barriers, and performing with immaculate virtuosity and cleanliness along with a stellar non-classic quartet lineup.

If you're looking for masterful melodicism in crafty jazz music, it is hard to recommend something before Giant Steps, a beautiful piece and one of jazz music's most important albums.

The title track is awesome. The rest is good to really good.

From Jameth 08/10/2019 18:26

Definitely more vamp and groove based than A Love Supreme, which makes it a more fun listen, but also more impersonal. I’d say they’re equally as good, depending on what you’re in the mood for.

I also have heard “Spiral” before, but who knows where. It’s always fun when you realize you already know something.

Absolutely amazing. I often can't choose between this and A Love Supreme. The changes on this are insane and really took modal jazz to its limits at the time.
Fav tracks: Giant Steps, Naima, Mr PC

From JoaoMoreira 04/03/2018 23:56

Coltrane's on fire on this one! The other musicians are very groovey and I can say that Art Taylor and Paul Chambers are a contagious groove machine! Even though Coltrane tops them.
Tommy Flanagan does his part... don't get me wrong, he's good but playing with some mean players.
Overall a solid good record.

From Onater 03/03/2018 21:27

I love the majority of Coltrane's work before and after this album, but I've always found this one to be kinda grating and not really all that interesting except for the title track. Probably has something to do with the absence of Elvin and McCoy.