Giant Steps
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Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
All labels observed (1)
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| Giant Steps canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6402037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giant Steps Context triple: [John Coltrane, notableWork, Giant Steps]
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A.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
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B.
Round About Midnight
"Round About Midnight" is a landmark 1957 jazz album by trumpeter Miles Davis, celebrated for its moody, late-night atmosphere and for helping establish his reputation as a leading figure in modern jazz.
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C.
Kind of Blue
Kind of Blue is a landmark 1959 jazz album by Miles Davis, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential recordings in the history of jazz and popular music.
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D.
Miles Ahead
"Miles Ahead" is a groundbreaking 1957 jazz album by trumpeter Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans that helped pioneer the cool jazz and orchestral jazz styles.
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E.
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album featuring Miles Davis’s classic first great quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giant Steps Target entity description: Giant Steps is a landmark 1960 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane, renowned for its innovative harmonic complexity and influential title track.
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A.
Giant Steps
Giant Steps is the autobiography of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chronicling his life, career, and personal evolution on and off the court.
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B.
Round About Midnight
"Round About Midnight" is a landmark 1957 jazz album by trumpeter Miles Davis, celebrated for its moody, late-night atmosphere and for helping establish his reputation as a leading figure in modern jazz.
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C.
Kind of Blue
Kind of Blue is a landmark 1959 jazz album by Miles Davis, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential recordings in the history of jazz and popular music.
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D.
Miles Ahead
"Miles Ahead" is a groundbreaking 1957 jazz album by trumpeter Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans that helped pioneer the cool jazz and orchestral jazz styles.
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E.
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album featuring Miles Davis’s classic first great quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDepicts | John Coltrane with geometric design ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| followedBy | Coltrane Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInArtistDiscography | Blue Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Countdown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cousin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Giant Steps (title track) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. P.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Naima NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ Syeeda’s Song Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | many greatest jazz albums lists ⓘ |
| influenced | jazz saxophonists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | modern jazz ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Atlantic SD 1311 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental music ⓘ |
| length | approximately 37 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative harmonic complexity
ⓘ
use of Coltrane changes ⓘ |
| originalFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| performer | John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnel |
Art Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedar Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Humphries NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynton Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kind of Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nesuhi Ertegun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Atlantic Studios, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1959-05-04 to 1959-12-02 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| reissuedAs |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960-01-27 ⓘ |
| titleTrack | Giant Steps (composition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1960 ⓘ |
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