How "Giant Steps" ruined jazz education

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Music in this episode:

John Coltrane - “Giant Steps” (1960)

Miles Davis - “Blues By Five” (1957)

Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - “Nutty” (1957)

John Coltrane - “Moment’s Notice” (1958)

Miles Davis - “Milestones” (1958)

Miles Davis - “So What” (1959)

John Coltrane - “Countdown” (1960)

John Coltrane - “Cousin Mary” (1960)

John Coltrane - “Central Park West” (1960)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" (1956)

Luis Russell - "I Got Rhythm" (1930)

Oscar Peterson - “Have You Met Miss Jones?” (1964)

John Coltrane - “But Not For Me” (1960)

Tommy Flanagan - "Giant Steps" (1982)

John Coltrane - “My Favorite Things” (1960)

John Coltrane - “India” (1961)

John Coltrane - “Acknowledgment” (1965)

John Coltrane - "Mars" (1967)

John Coltrane - “Venus” (1967)

Kenny G - “Giant Steps” (2019)

Michel Camilo Trio - “Giant Steps” (2008)

Andrew Fox - “A Thousand Giant Steps by Vanessa Coltrane” (2020)

Edmund Gunther - “All Star But It’s Giant Steps” (2017)

Barry Harris - Piano class on “Giant Steps” (c. 1989-1998)

Ethan Hein - “Giant Steps 12x Stretch” (2025)

Q-Tip - “Let’s Ride” (2000)

Ethan Hein - “Giant Steps Sample Jam” (2020)

John Coltrane - “Living Space” (1965

Flying Lotus - "Drips/Auntie's Harp" (2010)

References:

* John Coltrane: His Life and Music by Lewis Porter

* Jazz Harmony by Andy Jaffe