John Coltrane: Blue Train (remastered) (180g) (Limited Edition) LP

Label: Blue Note, 1957

+ Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, "Philly" Joe Jones

John William Coltrane is now considered one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz. But when he first appeared in the line-up of Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra in the late 1940s, no one would have imagined that this shy young man in his early twenties would develop into an iconic musician within a decade.

The album presents John Coltrane at the height of his solo career, though there is of course more significant music from him

In keeping with the label's 75th anniversary and the worldwide LP revival, Blue Note boss Don Was has made an LP reissue campaign a top priority: No less than 100 Blue Note album classics will now be released in monthly batches of 5, lavishly remastered from the original tapes in classic analogue sound, pressed in 180g and made attractive to very modern people with download codes. The first of these are classics by Art Blakey, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Larry Young and Wayne Shorter. And every month 5 more gems will follow up to and including February next year. The turntable is laughing!

Tracklisting
1 Blue Train
2 Moment's Notice
3 Locomotion
4 I'm Old Fashioned
5 Lazy Bird