Giant Steps

Today’s edition of Giant Steps focuses on Miles Davis, who was born May 25, 1926.

Artist-Song-Album-Label-Date

• Clifford Jordan-Highest Mountain-These Are My Roots-Koch-2/1/65

• McCoy Tyner-Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit-La Leyenda de la Hora-Koch-1981
• Larry Young-Plaza de Toros-Into Somethin’-Blue Note-1966?
• Sam Rivers-Rose-Hues-Impulse-2/13/71

• Charles Lloyd-Pocket Full of Blues-Voice in the Night-ECM-5/98
• John Coltrane-Up ‘Gainst the Wall-Complete Studio Quartet-Impulse-9/18/62
• Bill Cosby on John Coltrane
• John Coltrane-Chim Chim Cheree-Complete Studio Quartet-Impulse-5/17/65

• Sonny Clark-Blue Minor-Cool Struttin’-Blue Note-1/5/58
• Duke Ellington-Such Sweet Thunder-Such Sweet Thunder-Columbia-4/24/57
• Zoot Sims-Nirvana-Pure Bebop-Laserlight-195?
• Lambert, Hendricks, Ross-Everybody’s Boppin’-The Hottest New Group in Jazz - Columbia-11/4/59

• Al Cohn/Zoot Sims-Crimea River-From A to Z-RCA-1/23/56
• Joe Henderson-Punjab-In ‘n Out-Blue Note-4/10/64
• Joe Chambers-Jihad-The Almoravid-Muse/32 Jazz-11/1/73
• Grachan Moncur III-Monk in Wonderland-Evolution-Blue Note-11/21/63
• Sonny Simmons-You Better Do It Now Before You Die Later-Backwoods Suite - WestWind-1/19/82

• Larry Young-7 Steps to Heaven-Of Love and Peace-Blue Note-1967
• Rich Corpolango-Nancy’s Blues-Smiles-Delmark-7/7/97
• Sam Rivers-Verve-Contrasts-ECM-12/79

• Carston Dahl-Giant Steps-Will You Make My Soup Hot and
• Silver-Storyville-12/7/96
• David S. Ware-Mikuro’s Blues-Go See the World-Columbia-12/11/97
• John McNeil/Kenny Berger-Smoke-Brooklyn Ritual-Synergy-3/97

• David Murray-The Summer Knows-Seasons-Pow Wow-8/3/98

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