Blue Train is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1957 (see 1957 in music.) It is considered by many to be Coltrane's first "true" solo album, the first he recorded featuring musicians and songs entirely of his choosing. All of the compositions were written by Coltrane, save one ("I'm Old Fashioned", a Jerome Kern/Johnny Mercer standard). The title track is a long, rhythmically variegated blues with a brooding minor theme that gradually shifts to major during Coltrane's first chorus. "Locomotion" is also a blues riff tune. Elsewhere, whereas Coltrane's next major LP, Giant Steps, would break new melodic and harmonic ground in jazz, Blue Train adheres to the hard bop style of the era. That being said, two of its tunes, "Moment's Notice" and "Lazy Bird" do anticipate the "Coltrane changes" he would later develop. (Musicologist Lewis Porter has also demonstrated a harmonic relationship between Coltrane's "Lazy Bird" and Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird".^[1]) Cover for John Coltranes album Blue Train. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In jazz and blues notes added to the major scale for expressive quality, loosely defined by musicians to be an alteration to a scale or chord that makes it sound like the blues. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Alfred Lion (left) with Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff Alfred Lion (1909-1987), along with his childhood friend, Francis Wolff, was the founder of Blue Note Records in 1939. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Soultrane is a jazz album by John Coltrane, released in 1958. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music and the list of years in music // January 5 - Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of popular music. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... Jazz standard refers to a tune that is widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... A minor scale in musical theory can be viewed as the sixth mode of the major scale. ... In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... Giant Steps is a 1960 album by jazz musician John Coltrane. ... Hard bop is an extension of bebop (bop) music which incorporates influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing. ... Lazy Bird is a composition by John Coltrane, first appearing on his 1957 album Blue Train. ... The Coltrane changes (or Coltrane matrix) are a substitute harmonic progression popularized by jazz musician John Coltrane on his 1960 album Giant Steps, specifically in his compositions Giant Steps and Countdown, the latter which is a reharmonized version of Miles Daviss Tune Up. ... Tadley Ewing Peake (Tadd) Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. ...

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The original 5 tracks were remastered to CD for a 1990 release. In 1997 The Ultimate Blue Train was released, adding two alternate takes and Enhanced CD content. In 2003 a SACD version was released, as well as a Rudy Van Gelder remastered edition CD. The Rudy Van Gelder rerelease is Copy Controlled. Enhanced CD is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both compact disc and CD-ROM players. ... Super Audio CD (SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format aimed at providing much higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the compact disc. ... Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz. ... Copy control logo Copy Control is the generic name of a copy protection system, used from 2001 until 2006 on several digital audio disc releases by EMI and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in several regions (Europe, Canada, the United States, Australia). ...

Album cover

• The cover design of Scott Weiland's 1998 album, 12 Bar Blues, is an homage to this LP's famous jacket.

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Track listing

On the 1957 LP, and the 1990 CD release:

1. "Blue Train" – 10:43
2. "Moment's Notice" – 9:10
3. "Locomotion" – 7:14
4. "I'm Old Fashioned" – 7:58
5. "Lazy Bird" – 7:00

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1. "Blue Train" (alternate take) – 9:58
2. "Lazy Bird" (alternate take) – 7:12

Personnel

Recorded on September 15, 1957.

• John Coltrane - Tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan - Trumpet
• Curtis Fuller - Trombone
• Paul Chambers - Bass
• Kenny Drew - Piano
• Philly Joe Jones - Drums

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References

• ^  Porter, Lewis. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press, 2000.