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The most feared song in jazz, explained
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 readers recommended it
Recommended as a well-produced, accessible explanation of Giant Steps and the harmonic ideas behind Coltrane's work.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Vox
- Topic
- jazz harmony
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
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From the original HN conversations
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I highly recommend this Vox explainer on John Coltrane's "Giant Steps", for anyone interested in learning about the math behind one of Jazz' greatest innovations. [VIDEO]
peteforde on Hacker News · 2023-01
In Jazz Is FreedomI keep a Google Document of these to share just in case people ask about my YouTube interests. I Actually Watched All of Them I have actually watched ALL of the videos on these channels and I don’t even feel bad about it :-) I …
davidwf on Hacker News · 2021-01
In Ask HN: What YouTube channels do you subscribe to?If you're looking for a comprehensible to mortals explanation of the genius that can be found in Jazz, watch this explainer on Coltrane's Giant Steps. [VIDEO]
elbelcho on Hacker News · 2024-03
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