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. It would be the legendary saxophonist’s sole album as a leader for Blue Note, a locomotive 5-track album fuelled by the bluesy title track that featured a dynamic 6-piece band 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: The Complete Masters includes a second disc of alternate and incomplete takes.
The 2LP set comes with a bound booklet featuring session photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Coltrane expert Ashley Kahn. Produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
[CD2] 01. Blue Train (False Start) / 02. Blue Train (Take 7) / 03. Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 4) / 04. Lazy Bird (Take 1) / 05. Blue Train (Alternate Take 8) / 06. Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 5A –Incomplete) / 07. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 2)
[2LP] A1. Blue Train / B1. Moment’s Notice / B2. Locomotion / B3. I’m Old Fashioned / B4. Lazy Bird / C1. Blue Train (False Start) / C2. Blue Train (Alternate Take 7) / C3. Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 4) / D1. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 1) / D2. Blue Train(Alternate Take 8) / D3. Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 5A Incomplete) / D4. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 2)
Please note that Blue Train: The Complete Masters (Reissue) is currently not in store but is with our local supplier.
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