The most feared song in jazz, explained
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Vox Earworm explains why John Coltrane's Giant Steps is so hard to improvise over: it is fast and moves through three keys. Musicians Braxton Cook and Adam Neely walk the host through the underlying music theory.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as a well-produced, accessible explanation of Giant Steps and the harmonic ideas behind Coltrane's work.
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