Giant Steps - John Coltrane (Review) with Gia Mora

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, tak...

Om Podcasten

This is a podcast about the greatest music of all time. Every two weeks we choose an album from the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums to discuss with a rotating cast of guests - everything from physicists and journalists to politicians and musicians.