John Coltrane: Giant Steps

John Coltrane's watershed 1960 release featuring the iconic title track and "Naima." One of the most influential jazz albums of all time, 180-gram 45 RPM double LP Mastered directly from the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed at Quality Record Pressings, with a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing. Released in 1960, Giant Steps was a watershed album for John Coltrane, solidifying the saxophone legend's reputation as one of the most influential and innovative musicians in jazz history, as well as delivering jazz to an increasingly mainstream audience, while garnering significant critical acclaim. 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.