Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Alternate Takes
| Recorded | Apr 1, 1959 & Oct 24, 1960 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 224002 |
The record
Multiple passes at the Giant Steps puzzle, solved differently each time as rhythm sections rotate -- Chambers and Davis on bass, Taylor, Jones, Cobb, and Humphries cycling through the drum chair. A rare window into how those relentless changes got worked out before the take that stuck.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Steve Davis — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Jimmy Cobb — drums
- Lex Humphries — drums
- Cedar Walton — piano
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.
| 1975 | Atlantic · SD 1668 — Vinyl, LP, Album, PRC Richmond earliest on file |
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| 1975 | Atlantic |
| 1975 | Atlantic · P-6128A — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Atlantic · ATL 50 115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Atlantic · SD 1668 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Atlantic · K 50115 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Atlantic · P-6128A — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1975 | Atlantic · SD 1668 — Vinyl, LP, Album, PR |
| 1975 | Atlantic · SD 1668 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch Pressing |
| 1975 | Atlantic · ATC 9552 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Atlantic · ATL 50 115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Unverkäufl. Warenmuster |
| 1975 | Atlantic · 113.073 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Atlantic · SD. 1668 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Atlantic · P-4556A — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Steve Davis also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on
Elvin Jones also plays on