Blue Train: The Complete Masters

On September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelders studio and created a 40-plus-minute masterwork that stands as one of the greatest jazz records of all time.Blue Train is a pioneering five-song, blues-steeped, hard bop outing that exhilarates with pockets of brawn and poetry, excursions of ferocity and finesse, stretches of blazing velocity, and soulful tenderness. To mark the 65th anniversary of the albums recording, Blue Train is now available in two separate editions as part of Blue Notes acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series. 2-LP stereo Complete Masters edition: original album in stereo, second disc of alternate and incomplete unreleased takes. 2-LP set comes with inbound booklet featuring never-before-seen session photos by Francis Wolff and essay by Coltrane expert Ashley Kahn.

Tracklist:

A1 Blue Train 10:40

A2 Moment’s Notice 9:09

B1 Locomotion 7:13

B2 I’m Old Fashioned 7:55

B3 Lazy Bird 7:05

C1 Blue Train – False Start 0:20

C2 Blue Train – Take 7 7:09

C3 Moment’s Notice – Alternate Take 4 / Remastered 2022 7:19

C4 Lazy Bird – Take 1 9:13

D1 Blue Train – Alternate Take 8 / Remastered 2022 10:26

D2 Moment’s Notice – Alternate Take 5A (Incomplete) / Remastered 2022 5:08

D3 Lazy Bird – Alternate Take 2 / Remastered 2022 7:28