• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
• 4 STARS DOWN BEAT
 
CONTAINS NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ'S WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS' PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE
 
“The idea of an LP as a single aesthetic unit, pioneered by Frank Sinatra and a few others, was still relatively new at the time. Not the least of Coltrane’s achievements was to harness the long player’s potential and to give it near-perfect, lastingly satisfying content. This is one of the great modern records.” - Penguin Guide to Jazz
“Since its release in 1960, the fascination with Giant Steps has never wavered. This is a true masterpiece that should be in everyone’s collection.” - Jazz Magazine
 
PERSONNEL & DATES:
JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax on all tracks, with:
A1-A2, B1, B3:
Tommy Flanagan (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Taylor (drums).
New York, May 5, 1959.
A3-A4: Same personnel as above. New York, May 4, 1959.
B2 & B4: Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums)
New York, December 2, 1959.
 
SIDE A:
A1. GIANT STEPS
A2. COUSIN MARY
A3. COUNTDOWN
A4. SPIRAL
 
SIDE B:
B1. SYEEDA’S SONG FLUTE
B2. NAIMA
B3. MR. P.C.
B4. HARMONIQUE (*)
(*) Bonus track: From the same sessions. Not on the original LP