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Which era Trane are you talking about? The man went through at least 4 major shifts. I’m guessing you are talking about Giant Steps and the later avant garde years?

He did a lot of stuff too which is not dense at all and very approachable - Naima, A Love Supreme, My Favorite Things, Kind of Blue with Miles, a lot more, enjoyable, classic albums.

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It's all subjective. The idea that none of these are dense is pretty bonkers to me. Some people don't find hard-bop to be approachable. Kind of Blue is really more the exception to his typical output.

the songs you mention are ones that I've played time and again for 40+ years. Never get tired of them.

Giant Steps is more abstract but still worth dipping into once in a while.

Here is a musical analysis of Giant Steps (basically the Circle of Fifths):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tIvfP9A2w

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