Giant Steps: The Best of the Early Years 1956-1960

Compilation by John Coltrane

Released 17 January 2014

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CD 1: Soultrane / Giant Steps
1
Good Bait
12:09
2
I Want to Talk About You
10:56
3
You Say You Care
6:17
4
Theme for Ernie
4:58
4.0 ★
5
Russian Lullaby
5:35
6
Giant Steps
4:47
3.4 ★
7
Cousin Mary
5:49
4.0 ★
8
Countdown
2:24
3.0 ★
9
Spiral
6:00
4.0 ★
10
Syeeda's Song Flute
7:04
4.0 ★
11
Naima
4:23
4.0 ★
12
Mr. P.C.
6:58
4.0 ★
CD 2: Tuba Jazz / In Chigago
1
Essii's Dance
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
6:01
2
Doxy
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
6:44
3
I Talk to the Trees
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
6:03
4
Yesterday's
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
6:56
5
Oleo
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
6:04
6
Angel Eyes
The Ray Draper Quintet feat. John Coltrane
4:48
7
Limehouse Blues
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
4:41
4.0 ★
8
Stars Fell on Alabama
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
6:14
9
Wabash
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
5:45
10
Grand Central
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
4:33
11
You're a Weaver of Dreams
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
5:35
12
The Sleeper
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
7:13
CD 3: All Mornin' Long / Dig It!
1
All Mornin' Long
The Red Garland Quintet
20:21
2
They Can't Take That Away From Me
The Red Garland Quintet
10:28
3
Our Delight
The Red Garland Quintet
6:21
4
Billie's Bounce
The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane
9:24
5
Crazy Rhythm
The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane
3:26
6
Lazy Mae
The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane
16:06
CD 4: Wheelin' & Dealin'
1
Things Ain't What They Used to Be
The Prestige All Stars
8:29
2
Wheelin'
The Prestige All Stars
11:23
3
Robbin's Nest
The Prestige All Stars
15:36
4
Dealin'
The Prestige All Stars
10:18
CD 5: Blue Train
1
Blue Train
10:43
2
Moment's Notice
9:10
5.0 ★
3
Locomotion
7:14
4
I'm Old Fashioned
7:58
5
Lazy Bird
7:06
CD 6: Coltrane / John Coltrane With the Red Garland Trio
1
Bakai
8:41
2
Violets for Your Furs
6:17
3
Time Was
7:29
4
Straight Street
6:19
5
While My Lady Sleeps
4:43
6
Chronic Blues
8:13
7
Traneing In
12:34
8
Slow Dance
5:27
9
Bass Blues
7:46
10
You Leave Me Breathless
7:23
11
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
4:41
CD 7: Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette
1
Cattin'
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
7:25
4.0 ★
2
Sunday
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
7:02
3
Exactly Like You
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
6:50
4
Anatomy
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
8:54
5
Vodka
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
9:10
CD 8: Mating Call / The Cats
1
Mating Call
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
5:37
2
Gnid
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
5:09
3
Soultrane
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
5:24
4
On a Misty Night
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
6:21
5
Romas
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
6:52
6
Super-Jet
Tadd Dameron & John Coltrane
5:56
7
Minor Mishap
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman
7:27
8
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman
5:57
9
Eclypso
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman
7:59
10
Solacium
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman
9:11
11
Tommy's Tune
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman
11:59
CD 9: Tenor Conclave
1
Tenor Conclave
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims
11:06
2
Just You, Just Me
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims
9:30
3
Bob's Boys
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims
8:22
4
How Deep Is the Ocean?
Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims
15:04
CD 10: Informal Jazz
1
Wee Jah
Elmo Hope Sextet
11:10
2
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Elmo Hope Sextet
8:39
3
On It
Elmo Hope Sextet
9:04
4
Avalon
Elmo Hope Sextet
9:36

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Release credits

Al Cohn
tenor saxophone [1-4]
Albert “Tootie” Heath
drums (drum set) [1-6]
Alfred Lion
producer [1-5]
Art Taylor
drums (drum set) [3.1-6, 4.1-4, 9.1-4, 1.1-10, 1.12, 6.7-11]
Bob Weinstock
producer [6.1-11, 8.7-11, 3.4, 3.6, 9.1-4, 10.1-4]
Cannonball Adderley
alto saxophone [7-12]
Curtis Fuller
trombone [1-5]
Donald Byrd
trumpet [3.1-4, 3.6, 10.1-4]
Doug Watkins
double bass [8.7-11, 4.1-4]
Ed Thigpen
drums (drum set) [1-5]
Elmo Hope
piano [1-4]
Frank Wess
flute [1], woodwind [2-4]
George Joyner
bass [6], double bass [1-4, 6]
Hank Mobley
tenor saxophone [10.1-4, 9.1-4]
Idrees Sulieman
trumpet [7, 9-11]
Jack Tracy
producer [7-12]
Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest
double bass [1-6]
Jimmy Cobb
drums (drum set) [2.7-12, 1.11]
John Coltrane
tenor saxophone [6.1-11, 2.1-12, 3.1-4, 3.6, 5.1-5, 1.1-12, 7.1-2, 7.4-5, 10.1-4, 9.1-4, 4.1-4, 8.1-7, 8.9-11]
John Maher
piano [1-6]
John Simmons
double bass [1-6]
Johnny Splawn
trumpet [1, 4-6]
Julian Euell
double bass [1-5]
Kenny Burrell
guitar [7, 9-11]
Kenny Drew
piano [1-5]
Larry Ritchie
drums (drum set) [1-6]
Lee Morgan
trumpet [1-5]
Louis Hayes
drums (drum set) [7-11]
Mal Waldron
piano [7.1-5, 4.1-4, 6.4-6]
Nesuhi Ertegun
producer [6-12]
Paul Chambers
bass [1-4], double bass [2.7-12, 9.1-4, 3.5, 6.1-11, 1.1-12, 5.1-5]
Paul Quinichette
tenor saxophone [7.1-5, 4.1-4]
Phil Iehle
recording [6-12]
Philly Joe Jones
drums (drum set) [8.1-6, 5.1-5, 10.1-4]
Ray Draper
tuba [1-6]
Red Garland
conductor [4], piano [6.1-3, 6.7-11, 3.1-6, 9.1-4, 1.1-5]
Rudy van Gelder
engineer [1-2], recording [8.1-11, 4.1-4, 9.1-4, 1.1-5, 6.1-11, 7.1-5, 10.1-4, 3.3-6, 5.1-5]
Sahib Shihab
baritone saxophone [1, 4, 6]
Tadd Dameron
piano [1-6]
Tom Dowd
recording [6-12]
Tommy Flanagan
piano [1.6-10, 1.12, 8.7-11]
Wynton Kelly
piano [1.11, 2.7-12]
Zoot Sims
tenor saxophone [1-4]

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Giant Steps: The Best of the Early Years 1956-1960
10x CD
17 January 2014