Giant Steps - John Coltrane (Review) with Gia Mora
Record Roulette: A Music Appreciation Podcast
English - April 17, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MB - ★ - 10 ratingsMusic Commentary Music Music History music rolling stone classic rock music review folk hip-hop r&b blues soul pop music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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/badHow neophytes should prepare for their first foray into jazzThe incredible musical ability necessary to produce an album like thisIf 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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