“Giant Steps” is a studio album by the saxophonist John Coltrane. It was released in February 1960 on Atlantic records, but it was recorded during three sessions, the first of which took place on May 4, 1959. The record is regarded as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time. Many of its tracks have become practice templates for jazz musicians everywhere. In 2004, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the  U.S. Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. It attained gold record status in 2018 after having sold more than 500,000 copies.

Two tracks, Naima and Syeeda’s Song Flute are respectively named after Coltrane's wife at the time and her daughter, whom he adopted. A third, Mr. P.C., takes its name from the initials of bassist Paul Chambers, who plays on the album. A fourth, Cousin Mary, is named in honor of Coltrane's younger cousin. The tunes on the album that were cut on May 4, 1959 are Countdown and Spiral. The remaining album tracks were made on May 5th, with the exception of Naima which was recorded in December 1959.

Here is a link to one of the tunes cut 67 years ago today:

"COUNTDOWN"