ジャズ史上最大のカリスマ＝ジョン・コルトレーンの大名盤「ジャイアント・ステップス」の発売60周年を記念してオリジナルとオルタネイト・テイクを最新リマスタリングであらたに編纂した2枚組デラックス・エディション。

◆日本盤は世界に先駆けて１か月以上の先行発売
◆日本盤のみSHM-CD仕様
◆貴重なフォトも掲載した２４ページ英文解説とその日本語訳付
◆オリジナル盤に掲載されているナット・ヘントフの解説・日本語訳付

John Coltrane, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums. 
On Naima, Wynton Kelly replaces Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Jimmy Cobb replaces Art Taylor on drums. 

Recording engineers: Tom Dowd & Phil Iehle
Cover photo: Lee Friedlander
Cover design: Marvin Israel
Supervision: Nesuhi Ertegun

Disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 3, and 7:
Recorded on Thursday, March 26, 1959, Atlantic Studios New York City. 
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Les Humphries, drums.
Note: the session has previously been listed in discographies as taking place on April 1, 1959. However, documentation discovered at Atlantic reveals that it actually took place on March, 26, 1959.

Disc 1, tracks 2 and 4. Disc 2, track 6:
Recorded on Monday, May 4, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Disc 1, tracks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Disc 2, tracks 4, 5 and 8:
Recorded on Tuesday, May 5, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Disc 1, track 6:
Recorded on Wednesday, December 2, 1959, Atlantic Studios, New York City
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.