How the web should be

March 4, 2005

Michal Levy reminds us what we love about the web. With Giant Steps, Levy took Coltrane's masterwork and set it to Flash in a beautiful interpretation. Nothing literal, just a stunning representation of what the music made her see. Go take a look at the work for yourself.

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Giant Steps visualisiert from Interessante Zeiten on March 5, 2005 4:04 AM

Für mich ist John Coltrane einer der größten Jazzmusiker überhaupt und "Giant Steps" eines seiner bekanntesten Werke. Michal Levy hat Giant Steps kongenial in einer Netzanimation visualisiert. Zurücklehnen und genießen! :cool: [via Anil Dash] Read More

Giant Steps visualisiert from Interessante Zeiten on March 5, 2005 4:05 AM

Für mich ist John Coltrane einer der größten Jazzmusiker überhaupt und "Giant Steps" eines seiner bekanntesten Werke. Michal Levy hat Giant Steps kongenial in einer Netzanimation visualisiert. Zurücklehnen und genießen! :cool: [via Anil Dash] Read More

giant steps from AkuAku on March 5, 2005 5:03 AM

In How the web should be, Anil points out a flash rendition of a Coltrane tune that feels like an abstract version of the sonic wire sculptor. I wonder how difficult it would be to write code to generate these... Read More

Giant Steps from Digital Feng Shui on March 5, 2005 7:25 AM

Ahh, I love music and design... So good. Watch this Flash-based movie tracked with John Coltrane. It's tasty. [from Anil Dash]... Read More

I Hate Flash! But this is cool as Hell. from willisbros.net on March 5, 2005 10:30 AM

Coltrane's Giant Steps set to flash animation. Read More

Seeing Sound from Molinillo on March 5, 2005 10:52 AM

Levy's short animated movie reminded me of the work of another apparent synesthete, Harry Smith.� Smith painted jazz.� Many of his paintings were note-by-note ?transcriptions? of jazz improvisations.� Below, for example, is Smith's rendition of Dizzy... Read More

Off topic but very cool from face2face on March 6, 2005 8:33 AM

If you like jazz and cool animation, check out what Michal Levy's done with Read More

giant steps from boynton on March 6, 2005 3:07 PM

Michal Levy Giant Steps (via anil dash) When I listen to music I see colors and shapes and when I watch visual art I hear sounds.I wanted to express my sensing of shapes colors and music in this short movie.... Read More

Michel Levy art piece - inspired by John Coltraine from Josse Ford :: Art Journeys and Conversation :: on March 16, 2005 7:47 AM

Following on from my earlier post on how sound can sometimes appear to us visually Anil Dash pointed out this great art piece "Giant Steps".... Michel Levy has this to say about her work: "When I listen to music I see colors and shapes and when I ...

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Giant Steps (1959). John Coltrane from aworks :: "new" american classical music on April 17, 2005 7:37 PM

Via Anil Dash, a fun and colorful animation by Michal Levy, set to John Coltrane's Giant Steps. Read More

3 Comments

FYI, it was done in Jerusalem, and "Michal" is a female Hebrew name.

So it's likely "what the music made *her* see".

Great find, though. I feel inspired.

josephgrossberg | March 5, 2005 9:25 AM | Reply

That's great... and, it somehow reminds me of something I might see on Sesame Street.

aleja | March 5, 2005 9:42 AM | Reply

Thanks, Joe. Fixed.

Anil Dash | March 5, 2005 6:43 PM | Reply

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