John Coltrane Blue Train (Music Matters Blue Note) 180 Gram Mono Vinyl LP (VG)
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This LP has been play graded. Side B track 1 has 1 light pop. Track 2 has about 5 light pops and 14 pops. Track 3 has light pops at the start. VG
Cut at 33 1/3rpm by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! Pressed 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI
Top Quality Gatefold Packaging with Laminated Covers & High Quality Session Photos!
John Coltrane only recorded one album as a leader for Blue Note, but it was the turning point of his career and one of his greatest hours. 31 at the time of 1957’s Blue Train, Coltrane had been largely unknown just two years earlier. In 1955 he began a very important two-year stint with Miles Davis that gave him visibility and found him growing rapidly as an improviser. By 1957 when he left Davis and became a member of the Thelonious Monk Quartet for a few historic months, Coltrane had his own innovative voice. He was at the top of the field along with Sonny Rollins and was considered a young giant. Coltrane’s style, which often featured him, grouping together an explosive series of notes that were called sheets of sound, was unprecedented and years ahead of his contemporaries. Blue Train stands as proof of both Trane’s originality and his dazzling style. Heading an all-star hard bop sextet that included the 19-year old Lee Morgan (the brightest new trumpeter in jazz) and trombonist Curtis Fuller, Coltrane took an astounding solo on “Blue Train” (one in which every note in his long improvisation fits perfectly) and introduced what was arguably his greatest composition, “Moment’s Notice.” All five performances on Blue Train (including a definitive rendition of “I’m Old Fashioned”) are filled with memorable and classic moments. While Coltrane only worked for Alfred Lion on this one occasion, this very stirring set is full of timeless magic. After Blue Train was recorded, there was never again any doubt that John Coltrane was a giant.
Features: • Limited Edition of Only 3500 Copies! • Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! • Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio • Pressed 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI • Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets • Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution • Mono
Musicians: John Coltrane, tenor saxophone Lee Morgan, trumpet Curtis Fuller, trombone Kenny Drew, piano Paul Chambers, bass "Philly" Joe Jones, drums
Selections: 1. Blue Train 2. Moment's Notice 3. Locomotion 4. I'm Old Fashioned 5. Lazy Bird
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