Popularized on his 1960 album “Giant Steps,” Coltrane changes are characterized by rapid and frequent modulations between key centers. Breaking the mold of traditional jazz improvisation, ...

Aimee Nolte Music. How To Solo Over Giant Steps. Posted: November 8, 2024 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. In this video, we discuss how this marvelous John Coltrane composition is put together ...

The BSO takes ‘Giant Steps’ with John Coltrane tribute by Terence Blanchard and Carlos Simon The trumpeter and composer reflect on the legacy of an all-time great ...

But Cedar's most mystifying recording session came in April 1959, when he was John Coltrane's first choice for Giant Steps. Though he was recorded on two full takes of the song as well as others for ...

When John Coltrane introduced “Chasin’ the Trane” 45 ... it was played in the original trio format (with just bass and drums) by tenor saxophonist Todd Williams; then on Saturday, it was arranged ... ...

A clip was posted in which Branford Marsalis was shown comparing the title track from John Coltrane’s classic album “Giant Steps” with a handful of similarly classic albums Coltrane made ...