It's worth remembering he's 26 here.

Why tf do people not like this? I believe this to be a very good rendition of giant steps.

Shoutout to Marcus Roberts here! Killing piano solo. Dang. What a journey...

See comments about haters and didn’t see the hating comments. It’s a good solo, Wynton is good, Coltrane is great, but we all know that the best this song has ever been played is by Barry Harris in that masterclass video 😁

Blind pianist Marcus Roberts....very underrated pianist 10 star solo❤❤❤❤❤And I liked WM solo with homage to Coltrane's 'lick' at the end!

I love jazz music and I love watching the greats on video, and then I read the comments...

Insane that some don’t like this. If you played trumpet or indeed music you’d realise how hard this is to actually do at his level. Insane playing!

Wynton is killing on this. Most people that criticize him are jealous because he made it and didn't have to patronize anyone. Wynton also learned from one of jazz great Trumpet players....the great Al Hirr

So, underrated.. RESPECT! 🎺🎺 Definitely the best Giant Steps trumpet solo on record 🎺🎺

I never really thought about what this piece would sound like on a trumpet... Now I know it sounds fantastic! Absolutely love this, these cats killed it!! ❤❤❤

When someone plays. They play what they themselves find beautiful and appropriate. Not what you decide is beautiful or appropriate. That is why you want to play an instrument, for yourself right...

if he did so bad y'all try and solo on this chart better than him. Just because it's not coltrane doesn't mean he didn't kill it

This comment section is cancer. He literally killed it. People are just gonna be negative no matter who plays this chart. John's dead. Deal with it

Can we just appreciate the mad keyboard solos.LOL

Thank you, outstanding.

Met him on the train. Kool fella

After reading these comments, once again, I can see why John Coltrane recorded Giant Steps and moved on... LOL! There's far more to jazz music than "playing the changes" even when you're "playing the changes"... Giant Steps, like most jazz compositions should be a composition you can freely swing over while inciting some sort of genuine emotional impact. However, if all it does is incites criticism and trepidation, one has to then question the musicians intent or the listeners expectations. Which solicits the question, what are we listening to or for when a musician plays "Giants Steps?"

Temazo !! tremendo Wynton un coltrane de la trumpet !!

Aight boys how did he do that

That looks and sounds like an Olds, I’ve never really liked Wynton soloing on really dark equipment, its always nice hearing him on something this bright, he sounds great either way, I just love his bright but mysterious tone in this video.

Damn, that piano solo

Bravo Wynton!

The uploader should have done the recording the honor it deserves and put the audio on both channels.

Kickn' man. So much talent here

That he was even ballsy enough to try it , nevermind mind pull it off well is bewildering.

The people who this down... probably couldn’t play their way out of a paper bag.

I listened to this from start to finish. I was born July 2nd, 1987, 15 days before this was recorded. I think that's a pretty cool fact. And I really enjoyed listening to this moment in time. And that's more than enough to validate the significance of these musicians and their music. But I think the coolest part of this recording is that it gives me confidence to do the things I want to do in jazz, especially when I play Giant Steps. These guys expand people's horizons and imagination, and give inspiration to future generations of musicians to do the same. And I think that's hip, ya dig?

He played phrases melodically rich and the only way you'll hear how pretty and beautiful the phrases are is to transcribe what he's playing, Its very melodic on the other hand his rythym is too perfect and accurate that comprehending the melodic content is tough because your listening to the precussive aspects of sound the way he hits the notes on the trumpet along with a regimented sort of structuring on the phrases disguises the worth of those beautiful melodies that hardly if ever repeat themselves, his skills are running the Lincoln Center in New York as the director which has nothing to do possibly with the Grammys he won in two categories in music which were "Classical" and "Jazz" in the early 80's.

still love it!!

When this, one of the best solos played outside Bill Evans' ten digits can be executed on a KAWAI, then rest assured you, fellow kids, that it's not what you're skiing on, it's how you're skiing it. It's not the cushion in yer pushin', it's the passion in yer puddin'.

Yaaaas mind bending 🙃 still can't do this track but I love it

Very Nice Wynton Marsalis i am musician student from Brazil i like your sound

One of the great alternative heads is Freddie Hubbard's Dear John. The hardest thing about this tune is the redundant repartition of the changes. A wonderful exercise is to actually slow the tune down to moderate swing and build a cohesive melodic solo.

Jeff is the man.

This is crazy

I would marry this tune if it was possible. Its hard retraining against the 1235 but possible. Comping adds a new view on your phraseology or it did for me.

The piano 😮❤

Sweet!

Wouaaou tro bèl super

Nice blowing Wynton and company. Such a young, ripe age too. JC would be proud, no doubt.

Wow! This was recorded on my 5th birthday. Lol

buenos los viejos

phenominal

ricordo

1:10 ... sheesh😂 and 1:57 dude no words can describe how slick this solo is and 2:30 bruh what time to shed

Wyntons Solo starts at 0:30

Nice

Avec elegance

Yeah!!!! Not an easy tune.

Trumpet 🎺 the most difficult instrument there is. Period. Wynton one of the best trumpet 🎺 players. Period.

Those who have been expecting to hear John Coltrane on Bb TRUMPET, I empathize with you. Those who have been anticipating the duplicity and presentation of John Coltrane's ad lib, I am disappointed in you - this is Organic Real Jazz. Originality, Creativity and self-expression, irrespective of spirituality and emotions or lack thereof, are the 'fil conducteur', the cornerstone of Jazz - Organic Real Jazz. To each, his own! One either appreciates or detests Wynton Marsalis. He is an ardent disciple of both European Aestheticism, and African Classicism, which is the Organic Real Jazz of magnificence. A dual winner he was at 22-/23-year in both class for two consecutive years. A Pulitzer Prize recipient was Wynton who has ably helped to preserve and promote the purity of JAZZ - Organic Real Jazz. Admittedly, he is herein cool, relaxed and maybe unmotivated, Wynton's solo adheres to a smoothness of flow and logical developmental progression - a strategic tool for educators' instructions. His is not the mere running of exercises (different scales and patterns) up and down in the manner of many tenor men who have so well attempted "Giant Steps". Arguably, no duplicate is better than the original - simply because of its originality and uniqueness, the original's. John William Coltrane lives; long live John William Coltrane! Thanks to Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Ernie Watts, *Michael Brecker, Courtney Pine, Chris Potter, Dave Liebman, Billy Evans, *Bob Berg, Pharaoh Sanders, Jerry Bergonzi (sp), Joshua Redman et al ... they who have ensured that 'Trane never dies. (P.S. My trumpeters of Jazz are: "Fats" Navarro, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Dominick Farinacci ... and, of course, Dizzy, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge...)

Pianista grande

daysgone

COLTRANE APPROVES!

This is for school but jeez he's so talented

*Notice how the people who don't like it, aren't commenting bashing the people that do, but the people that do like it, are actively commenting bashing the people that don't.* *Can we show an ounce of decorum for diversity of opinion?*

Miles Davis once said it takes a long time to sound like yourself.

Don Nick should be up there

Really nice to hear him play on a trumpet instead of a Monette.

I'm wondering if anyone should attempt this song. Nobody has ever set this song on fire like Coltrane, that I am aware of. And that's what this song should feel like, like watching something beautiful burn up close enough to you to feel the heat, and you're trying to catch fleeting glimpses while knowing its about to be gone.

He's very good at recreation.

From what I can find, this seems to be the most competent attempt by a trumpet player, and would tell a young player a lot about how you might want to play and phrase a solo. What he's trying to play is so tough and above the rim, that I will give him credit, even though this is at least somewhat contrived and he's only on the money about half the time. Also important to note the dudes playing with him are world class. This is from a period where Wynton was younger and still working very hard. I would have liked to hear Wallace Roney attempt it circa 1995 (around the time he was on a world tour w/ Herbie Hancock and Friends, following Miles Davis' death) Arturo Sandoval also tended to have much better chops than Wynton during and after this era, but Wynton might have just outworked everyone on this chart.

No Smoking!

What type of trumpet is that?

What is the bpm? 240?

If only we gave Johnny Flimflam the time to practice his piano solo like Marcus Roberts did

2:08 ???

haters!

i don’t like the head very much but i enjoy wynton’s solo

galaxyfold

What dummy that knows better would have the right to criticize Thee Wynton Marsalis?? The only musician to hold Grammys in classical music as well as jazz, a musical genius. And I know for a fact that he is the most technical trumpet player that has ever lived. I’ll give you one or 2 guesses why some of the ppl I bet has the criticism for him. Yep

This is pretty good, but I rather like the Woody Herman rendition. He and his Thundering Herd set this on "fire" every time they played it!!

jumanji2

borderlands

The trumpet great Wynton discovered is a better trumpet player than he was in his prime... that would be Roy Hargrove! Marcus Roberts definitely killed it on the piano!❤️

Marcus Roberts tore that shot the FUCK UP AND DOWN.

the keys go OFF!

merg

thejoker

butt

Europeans, not a single clap after solos as it should be.

Lmao just try making your lips buzz enough to produce a single tone on a god damned trumpet. This is the epitome of bravery. Support your local trumpet players. (I don't play trumpet because my buzz is too purcussive from beat boxing)

It's a lot of safe runs. I love a lot of his work, and this, for me, doesn't measure up. Live at Blues Alley is him at his best, IMO, at least for live recordings. His early releases still rank really well for me, especially Hot House Flowers and Black Codes. This isn't bad... just safe. He knows his scales and dances along them adeptly, but without really 'saying' something.

Hay nice speed run. This up there with Coltrane_omegaxdlolz and Xx_KennyG251_xX

i think marsalis and his backers had much to do with the decline in the interest in jazz. they were marketed as true jazz and people were like "if this is what jazz is about ill pass."

foxnews

this piece is so boring

Wynton Marsalis, are you white?!

Wynton's solo is not good to this standard tune.. Sorry. Sean Jones or Arturo's solo is better than this on youtube mov.

Maybe it's the tempo being too fast. They're just getting through this one.

His solo in this performance wasn't bad at all, just was a bit too technical and lacking lyrically imo

He misses a bunch of notes...not sure if that is because of the transcription from sax to trumpet or just his playing but either way this is not even close to how Coltrane did it in terms of skill (obviously everyone interprets a tune differently).

clearly not the best rendition of GS and neither the best perfomance by Marsalis. Waiwering intonation and even sometimes the team goes out of rythm

That horrn sounds like crap