John Coltrane

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John Coltrane's 1960 Atlantic debut was entitled Giant Steps, and indeed, that's what the saxophonist took on this groundbreaking album.  Intense, dark, probing: the color of his saxophone was all his own.  Rhino is celebrating 60 years of Giant Steps with a multi-format anniversary edition encompassing 2-LP and 2-CD sets as well as a digital Super Deluxe Edition for streaming or download.  Both the CD & 2-LP editions include a newly remastered version of the original album plus eight alternate takes.

Complementing the physical editions will be Giant Steps: 60th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition for download/streaming only.  It includes the same 15 tracks as the Deluxe Edition plus 20 additional outtakes (all of which have been remastered for this release).  Many of these outtakes have only been available on the 1995 Coltrane CD box set The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings and make their digital debuts here.