Giant Steps (Coloured Viny LP) Afrobeat & African

Giant Steps (Coloured Viny LP) Afrobeat & AfricanHistory will undoubtedly enshrine this disc as a watershed the likes of which may never truly be appreciated. Giant Steps bore the double edged sword of furthering the cause of the music as well as delivering it to an increasingly mainstream audience. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis

According to King Buzzo

First released in 1980

The album's first six tracks

is a tribute to his mentor

and features several guest contributions from fellow rappers such as The D

"I like the idea that we're not just doing frivolous decoration

A band that merged elements of post-hardcore

Ry Cooder (guitar)

On hand were Fela's 14-piece orchestra and an outrageous chorus made up of seven of his wives and five male voices

with whom she recorded her second album

The record presents a band moving with real time and real life vitality

with Coltrane's Classic Quartet and at the height of his career