Description

  • Blue Note Tone Poet Series
  • Audiophile vinyl reissues from the finest in jazz since 1939
  • Cut directly from the original analog tapes
  • Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
  • Reissue supervised by Joe Hartley
  • Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio
  • Manufactured at Record Technology Inc. (RTI) on 180gram vinyl

On September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelder’s living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and recorded his first great masterpiece: Blue Train. The fulfillment of a handshake deal Coltrane made with Alfred Lion, it would be the legendary saxophonist’s sole session as a leader for Blue Note Records, a locomotive five track album fueled by the bluesy title track that featured a dynamic sextet with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Blue Train established Coltrane as a force of nature and set him on a course towards becoming one of the most revered and influential jazz artists of all-time.

To mark the 65th anniversary of the album’s recording, Blue Train will be released in a special edition mono pressing in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket on September 16 as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series.

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Blue Train10:40
  • 2.Moment's Notice09:08

B

  • 1.Locomotion07:12
  • 2.I'm Old Fashioned07:55
  • 3.Lazy Bird07:04

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