{"product_id":"john-coltrane-giant-steps","title":"JOHN COLTRANE - Giant Steps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in January 1960, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s first album devoted entirely to his own compositions confirmed his towering command of tenor saxophone and his emerging power as a composer. Apprenticeships with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had helped focus his furious, expansive solos, and his stamina and underlying sense of harmonic adventure brought Coltrane, at 33, to a new cusp—the polytonal “sheets of sound” that distinguished his marathon solos were offset by interludes of subtle, concise lyricism, embodied here in the tender “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003enaima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat classic ballad is a calm refuge from the ecstatic, high-speed runs that spark the set’s up-tempo climaxes, which begin with the opening title song, itself a cornerstone of modern jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60479671304537,"sku":"SDZ-17927","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SDZ-17927-96-001.png?v=1794565755","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/john-coltrane-giant-steps","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}