John Coltrane Giants Steps 1976 Rare Japanese Import w/ OBI] Vinyl LP #R17

"Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with jazz legend Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one. Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked by essentially two different trios. Recording commenced in early May of 1959 with a pair of sessions that featured Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Art Taylor (drums), as well as Paul Chambers -- who was the only bandmember other than Coltrane to have performed on every date. When recording resumed in December of that year, Wynton Kelly (piano) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) were instated -- replicating the lineup featured on Kind of Blue, sans Miles Davis of course. At the heart of these recordings, however, is the laser-beam focus of Coltrane's tenor solos. All seven pieces issued on the original Giant Steps are likewise Coltrane compositions. He was, in essence, beginning to rewrite the jazz canon with material that would be centered on solos -- the 180-degree antithesis of the art form up to that point."

-AllMusic

Condition:

Record: E (Excellent)

Sleeve: E (Very Good+)

Obi: E (Very Good+)

Label: Atlantic ‎– P-7502A

Series: Pick Up Your Music – , Jazz-Forever Excellent –

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue

Country: Japan

Released: 25 Nov 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Jazz, Hard Bop

Japanese Records – The Appeal of Japan LPs -

"By the early 1980s, Japanese records were being exported all over the world to be sold to quality-conscious audiophiles, who liked the high-quality covers and the quiet playing surfaces.

This was a time when American record companies were often making records from noisy, recycled vinyl, and using stampers until they wore out, which resulted in a poor sounding domestic product. Many sound-conscious buyers began buying Japanese records instead."