Giant Steps

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PLAYLIST FOR GIANT STEPS
Wednesday, September 26, 2001


Tonight's edition of Giant Steps is devoted to John Coltrane, whose birthday was September 23, 1926.  The first hour is devoted to part 1 of a Jazz Profile produced by National Public Radio (part 2 airs Thursday 9/27/01). In addition to Coltrane performances, we hear brief excerpts of the voice of John Coltrane and Elvin Jones .

Artist-Title-Album-Label-Date
 

  • NPR Jazz Profile of John Coltrane (part 1)

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  • John Coltrane-Love Thy Neighbor-Stardust*-Prestige-7/11/58
  • John Coltrane-Time After Time-Stardust*-Prestige-12/26/58

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  • John Coltrane-Bass Blues-Traneing In*-Prestige-8/23/57
  • John Coltrane-Syeeda's Song Flute (alt tk)-Giant Steps**-Atlantic-5/5/59
  • John Coltrane quote re: forming his own group-excerpt from The Coltrane Legacy video
  • John Coltrane-But Not For Me-My Favorite Things**-Atlantic-10/26/60

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  • John Coltrane-Velvet Scene-Dakar*-Prestige-4/20/57
  • John Coltrane-Tunji-Coltrane***-Impulse-6/29/62
  • John Coltrane-Greensleeves-Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings-Impulse-11/2/61

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  • John Coltrane-Peace on Earth-Jupiter Variation-Impulse-2/2/66
  • John Coltrane chant "May there be peace..."-excerpt from Cosmic Music-Impulse
  • John Coltrane-Wise One***-Crescent-Impulse-4/27/64

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  • John Coltrane-Blues Minor-Africa/Brass-Impulse-6/4/61
  • John Coltrane-Compassion***-First Meditations-Impulse-9/2/65

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  • Elvin Jones quote re: Coltrane's spirit-excerpt from The Coltrane Legacy video
  • John Coltrane-Blues to Elvin-Coltrane Plays the Blues**-Atlantic-10/24/60


    • *=also available on 16-cd boxed set The Prestige Recordings
    **=also available on 7-cd boxed set The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
    ***=also available on 8-cd boxed set The Complete Impulse Classic Quartet Recordings

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