Gi ant ▁Ste ps " ▁is ▁a ▁jazz ▁composition ▁by ▁American ▁sa x oph on ist ▁John ▁Col tr ane . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁album ▁Gi ant ▁Ste ps . ▁The ▁composition ▁features ▁a ▁cy clic ▁ch ord ▁pattern ▁that ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Col tr ane ▁changes . ▁The ▁composition ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁jazz ▁standard ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁many ▁artists . ▁ ▁Background ▁" Gi ant ▁Ste ps " ▁was ▁composed ▁and ▁recorded ▁during ▁Col tr ane ' s ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁sessions ▁for ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁his ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁label . ▁The ▁original ▁recording ▁features ▁Col tr ane ▁on ▁ten or ▁sa x oph one , ▁Paul ▁Ch amb ers ▁on ▁double ▁bass , ▁Tommy ▁Fl an agan ▁on ▁piano , ▁and ▁Art ▁Taylor ▁on ▁drums . ▁John ▁Col tr ane ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁coming ▁into ▁the ▁studio ▁with ▁un re he ars ed ▁songs , ▁and ▁" Gi ant ▁Ste ps " ▁was ▁no ▁exception . ▁On ▁the ▁original ▁recording , ▁Fl an agan ▁played ▁a ▁cho ppy ▁start - stop ▁solo ▁where ▁it ▁sounds ▁like ▁he ▁is ▁struggling ▁to ▁improv ise ▁over ▁Col tr ane ▁changes ▁without ▁ade qu ate ▁prepar ation . ▁Fl an agan ▁revis ited ▁" Gi ant ▁Ste ps " ▁on ▁several ▁record ings ▁later ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁including ▁an ▁album ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁song ▁which ▁he ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Col tr