John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Artist: John Coltrane
Album Title: Giant Steps
Date of Release: Apr 1, 1959 (recording)
Genre: Jazz
Tones: Elegant, Sophisticated, Cerebral, Passionate, Spiritual, Complex, Fiery
Styles: Hard Bop
Time: 62:40
History will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. Giant Steps bore the double-edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one. Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked by essentially two different trios. Recording commenced in early May of 1959 with a pair of sessions that featured Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Art Taylor (drums), as well as Paul Chambers — who was the only band member other than Coltrane to have performed on every date. When recording resumed in December of that year, Wynton Kelly (piano) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) were instated — replicating the lineup featured on Kind of Blue, sans Miles Davis of course. At the heart of these recordings, however, is the laser-beam focus of Coltrane's tenor solos. All seven pieces issued on the original Giant Steps are likewise Coltrane compositions. He was, in essence, beginning to rewrite the jazz canon with material that would be centered on solos — the 180-degree antithesis of the art form up to that point. These arrangements would create a place for the solo to become infinitely more compelling. This would culminate in a frenetic performance style that noted jazz journalist Ira Gitler accurately dubbed "sheets of sound." Coltrane's polytonal torrents extricate the amicable and otherwise cordial solos that had begun decaying the very exigency of the genre — turning it into the equivalent of easy listening. He wastes no time as the disc's title track immediately indicates a progression from which there would be no looking back. Line upon line of highly cerebral improvisation snake between the melody and solos, practically fusing the two. The resolute intensity of "Countdown" does more to modernize jazz in 141 seconds than many artists do in their entire careers. Tellingly, the contrasting and ultimately pastoral "Naima" was the last tune to be recorded, and is the only track on the original long-player to feature the Kind of Blue quartet. What is lost in tempo is more than recouped in intrinsic melodic beauty. Both Giant Steps [Deluxe Edition] and the seven-disc Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings offer more comprehensive presentations of these sessions. — Lindsay Planer
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Tommy Flanagan - Piano
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Art Taylor - Drums
Cedar Walton - Piano
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Paul Chambers - Bass
John Coltrane - Sax (Tenor)
Tom Dowd - Engineer
Nesuhi Ertegun - Producer
Nat Hentoff - Liner Notes
Lex Humphries - Drums
Phil Iehle - Engineer
Stephen Innocenzi - Mastering
Marvin Israel - Cover Design
Lee Friedlander - Photography
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
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John Coltrane - Crescent
Artist: John Coltrane Quartet
Album Title: Crescent
Date of Release: Apr 27, 1964+Jun 1, 1964 (recording)
Genre: Jazz
Tones: Sophisticated, Cerebral, Passionate, Complex, Searching
Styles: Post-Bop
Time: 40:10
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One of only two studio albums cut by the John Coltrane Quartet during 1964, Crescent is most notable for including five Coltrane compositions including the title cut, "Lonnie's Lament" and the swinging "Bessie's Blues." The music is excellent although not as fiery as the Quartet's live performances of the period. — Scott Yanow
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Elvin Jones - Drums
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
McCoy Tyner - Piano
John Coltrane - Sax (Tenor)
Michael Cuscuna - Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Nat Hentoff - Liner Notes
Bob Thiele - Producer
Charles Stewart - Photography
Erick Labson - Mastering
Freddie Paloma - Graphic Design
Joe Alper - Photography
Hollis King - Art Direction
Tracks:
1. Crescent (Coltrane) - 8:41
2. Wise One (Coltrane) - 9:00
3. Bessie's Blues (Coltrane) - 3:22
4. Lonnie's Lament (Coltrane) - 11:45
5. The Drum Thing (Coltrane) - 7:22
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Артист: John Coltrane 
Артист: John Coltrane 
подправить бы линк на 2й СД надо... 
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, но и пасте не может сразу получится... Б)
