John Coltrane

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON A SINGLE SET!!!!

THE CLASSIC ORIGINAL ALBUM "GIANT STEPS"
IN BOTH ITS STERO AND MONO VERSIONS

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZIME

This release presents the classic original album Giant Steps in both its Stereo and Mono versions. As we know, in the late 1950s, it was common for big labels to record performances simultaneously in Mono and Stereo, and then release both versions at the same time, with different reference numbers. Over time, the Mono versions were condemned to oblivion, and only recently some music fans began to value these long forgotten masters,

PERSONNEL:

JOHN COLTRANE, tenor sax
On all tracks, with:

ON TRACKS [1-2], [5], [7-9], [12] & [14]:
TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
ART TAYLOR, drums
New York, May 5, 1959.

ON TRACKS [3-4] & [10-11]:
Same personnel as above.
New York, May 4, 1959.

ON TRACKS [6] & [13]:
WYNTON KELLY, piano
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass;
JIMMY COBB, drums
New York, December 2, 1959.

INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

THE STEREO VERSION (Atlantic SD-1311)

01 GIANT STEPS
02 COUSIN MARY
03 COUNTDOWN
04 SPIRAL
05 SYEEDA’S SONG FLUTE
06 NAIMA
07 MR. P.C.

THE MONO VERSION (Atlantic 1311)
08 GIANT STEPS
09 COUSIN MARY
10 COUNTDOWN
11 SPIRAL
12 SYEEDA’S SONG FLUTE
13 NAIMA
14 MR. P.C.

TOTAL TIME: 75:31