"Giant Steps" | |
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Composition by John Coltrane | |
from the album Giant Steps | |
Released | 1960 |
Recorded | May 1959 |
Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York[1] |
Genre | Jazz, hard bop |
Length | 4:43 |
Label | Atlantic |
Composer(s) | John Coltrane |
Producer(s) | Nesuhi Ertegün |
"Giant Steps" is a jazz composition by American saxophonist John Coltrane.[1] It was first recorded in 1959 and released on the 1960 album Giant Steps.[2] The composition features a cyclic chord pattern that has come to be known as Coltrane changes. The composition has become a jazz standard, covered by many artists.[3][4] Due to its speed and rapid transition through the three keys of B major, G major and E♭ major,[5] Vox described the piece as "the most feared song in jazz" and "one of the most challenging chord progressions to improvise over" in the jazz repertoire.[6]