Blue Trane, or Giant Steps (ballad, album, title, tune)

etcetc_00 · 11-19-2007, 09:49 PM

Which do you like better?

joyboyo53 · 11-19-2007, 10:37 PM

I dont have giant steps been looking for it, but i LOVE blue trane!

ddp · 11-20-2007, 09:08 AM

Giant Steps.

It was so important. The tune Giant Steps is still one that young bebopers still struggle with. The chord changes are so radical.

etcetc_00 · 11-22-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ddp

Giant Steps.

It was so important. The tune Giant Steps is still one that young bebopers still struggle with. The chord changes are so radical.

I love radical changes. I'm a musician myself. I just wrote a piece where the main figure changes from I to VII+ to v6 to iv9 6. It's arpeggiated and it has a genuine chill to it when played on a xylophone.

ddp · 11-23-2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by etcetc_00

I love radical changes. I'm a musician myself. I just wrote a piece where the main figure changes from I to VII+ to v6 to iv9 6. It's arpeggiated and it has a genuine chill to it when played on a xylophone.

Nice. I love it when you talk in chords!

fool on the hill · 11-29-2007, 10:08 AM

Giant Steps still blows my mind!

pocketaces2012 · 12-26-2007, 01:20 PM

Blue train is the more classic album in my opinion, with guys like Lee Morgan and JJ Johnson & Philly Joe appearing. But Giant Steps definitely has the gems, like the title track (despite the sucky piano solo), the ever-beautiful Naima, and cook-offs like Mr PC and Countdown.

ddp · 12-27-2007, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by pocketaces2012

But Giant Steps definitely has the gems, like the title track (despite the sucky piano solo),

You gotta excuse the piano solo on this one. He thought the song was a ballad when he saw the chord changes. Who could have known it was an uptempo tune? I sure would not have wanted that song sprung on me at a recording session.

It was a quantum leap (giant step) harmonically.

Seltzer · 12-27-2007, 04:55 PM

Giant Steps is crazy (in a good way), so I prefer it.

The Penguin · 08-12-2008, 06:27 PM

Giant Steps is considered one of, if not the greatest, jazz albums, so it is difficult not to credit it as Coltrane's best. However, A Love Supreme is my favorite Coltrane album. A true testament of his brilliance.

11-19-2007, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
etcetc_00 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 53	Blue Trane, or Giant Steps Which do you like better?

11-20-2007, 09:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
ddp Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 223	Giant Steps. It was so important. The tune Giant Steps is still one that young bebopers still struggle with. The chord changes are so radical. __________________ Deep Down Productions Blog: Mikeblog Rainbow Songs Foundation

11-29-2007, 10:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
fool on the hill Groupie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis, Tenn and occasionally Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 44	Giant Steps still blows my mind! __________________ Grabbed my suitcase that said to me, "Dreams are free and so are we." [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Giant Steps is crazy (in a good way), so I prefer it. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

11-19-2007, 10:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	I dont have giant steps been looking for it, but i LOVE blue trane!

12-26-2007, 01:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
pocketaces2012 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	Blue train is the more classic album in my opinion, with guys like Lee Morgan and JJ Johnson & Philly Joe appearing. But Giant Steps definitely has the gems, like the title track (despite the sucky piano solo), the ever-beautiful Naima, and cook-offs like Mr PC and Countdown.

08-12-2008, 06:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
The Penguin Groupie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The States Posts: 17	Giant Steps is considered one of, if not the greatest, jazz albums, so it is difficult not to credit it as Coltrane's best. However, A Love Supreme is my favorite Coltrane album. A true testament of his brilliance.