Recorded just months after Coltrane completed his landmark stint with Miles Davis on “Round About Midnight,” Blue Train captures him at a pivotal moment, stepping fully into his own voice with a hard bop intensity that pointed directly toward the modal explorations ahead. The Tone Poet series, produced by Joe Harley and pressed at RTI, is widely regarded among audiophiles as the gold standard for Blue Note reissues, and this stereo edition’s inclusion of alternate takes reveals the deliberate craft behind what sounds like pure fire.
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 five-track album fueled by the bluesy title track that featured a dynamic six-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. To mark the 65th anniversary of the album’s recording, Blue Train will be released in two special editions as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series: a 1-LP mono pressing of the original album and a 2-LP stereo pressing of Blue Train: The Complete Masters which includes a second disc of alternate and incomplete takes, four of which have never been released before, and none of which have been available previously on vinyl. The 2-LP set comes with a bound booklet featuring session photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Coltrane expert Ashley Kahn.
Both Tone Poet Vinyl Editions were produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in deluxe gatefold tip-on jackets.
FEATURES:
- 180g Vinyl
- Double LP
- Stereo
- Second LP of Alternate & Incomplete Takes – First Time on Vinyl
- Four Previously Unreleased Tracks
- Bound Booklet – Session Photos by Francis Wolff & Essay by Coltrane Expert Ashley Kahn
- Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
- Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
- Mastered from Original Analog Master Tapes
- Produced by Joe Harley
- Pressed at RTI
- Deluxe Gatefold Tip-On Jacket
DEETS:
- Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series.
- Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
- Mastered Directly from the Original Analog Master Tapes!
- Pressed At RTI.
MUSICIANS:
Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones
Kenny Drew
John Coltrane
Curtis Fuller
Lee Morgan
Also Available:Mono LPand2CD
Tracklist
Side A
1.Blue Train2.Moment’s Notice3.Introduction4.Slim’s Return5.Distant Land6.Mystic Bounce7.Good Morning8.Say Goodbye9.Little Broken Hearts10.She’s 2211.Take It Back12.After the Fall
Side B
1.Locomotion2.I’m Old Fashioned3.Lazy Bird4.Stormy5.Blue Note Interlude6.Please Set Me at Ease7.Funky Blue Note8.Alfred Lion Interlude9.4 Broken Hearts10.Travelin’ On11.Out on the Road12.Happy Pills13.Miriam14.All A Dream
Side C
1.Blue Train (False Start)2.Blue Train (Alternate Take 7)3.Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 4)4.Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 1)5.Stepping Into Tomorrow6.Andrew Hill Break7.Montara
Side D
1.Blue Train (Alternate Take 8)2.Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 5A Incomplete)3.Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 2)4.Song For My Father5.Footprints6.Peace / Dolphin Dance7.Outro
UPC: 602445481071
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 9.16.22
Format: LP Vinyl
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