Why John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” is such an amazing piece of music.

Any jazz musician knows Giant Steps. It is such an incredible composition. Some jazz is unlistenable but this isn’t one of them.

Giant Steps is a super melodic piece of music, instantly hummable and a classic in the truest sense of the word.

You know something cool is going on in there but you can’t quite put your finger on it — until you can. There’s geometry happening in your ears and in your brain. It’s what math would sound like it if had a sound. It does.

Some call Giant Steps the most feared song in Jazz.

Check this explainer video out.