Giant steps

Coltrane’s technical masterpiece offers many challenges—and enormous inspiration.

Giant Steps looms large in the jazz repertoire as one of the most challenging tunes on which jazz musicians cut their musical teeth.

Now that the weather is turning, it's time to bundle up and get cozy with a loved one. These 10 date ideas are sure to keep you and your hearts warm all through winter.

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WB Marketing Style Guide Art, THE IRON GIANT. Tedious details to draw since I dislike using tools, and prefer drawing freehand whenever possible. Ironically, I was required to illustrate this character traditionally, by hand, even though it was animated with the aid of computers. I went for a simulated fish-eye lens distortion on the background to help increase the illusion of the Iron Giant's towering stature.

This celebratory reissue includes outtakes that confirm the original’s brilliance and a sense of a jazz genius in transition

John and Alice Coltrane widened the boundaries of jazz with (1) The exploration of metaphysical themes, (2) The utilization of East Indian classical music scales, and (3) The fusion of Eastern mysticism into their music.

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From Slowdive to Blonde Redhead—and yes, My Bloody Valentine—these are the records that rise above