Giant Steps - John Coltrane (Review) with Gia Mora

Record Roulette: A Music Appreciation Podcast

We asked Gia Mora - actress, writer, musician and most prolific Record Roulette guest! - to pick an album and she went with... improvisational jazz? We're talking about John Coltrane's 1960 banger, "Giant Steps," which is on the Rolling Stone list at #232. During this episode we cover:

• What makes a jazz album good/bad
• How neophytes should prepare for their first foray into jazz
• The incredible musical ability necessary to produce an album like this

If you don't know anything about Giant Steps, take a quick listen to our 101 here: https://recordroulettepodcast.com/episode/giant-steps-101
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