John Coltrane

 

Artist:  John Coltrane
Birth Name:   John William Coltrane
Born:  September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, USA.
Died:  July 17, 1967 (Aged 40),  Huntington, New York, USA.
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone.

John Coltrane was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer.  He played in style of Bebop and Hard Bop and helped pioneer the use of the modes in Jazz and was later at the forefront of Free Jazz.  He also appeared as a sideman on many album by other musicians, including Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.  His best known and best-selling albums Blue Train i 1958 and A Love Supreme in 1964.

Title:  Blue Train (The Complete Masters) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Blue Train (10:43)

 2.  Moment's Notice (8:10)

Side B:

 1.  Locomotion (7:14)

 2.  I'm Old Fashioned (7:58)

 3.  Lazy Bird (7:07)

Personnel:

John Coltrane:  Tenor Saxophone

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Curtis Fuller:  Trombone

Kenny Drew:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums

Blue Train is a studio album by John Coltrane, originally released on January 1958 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on July 22, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  The album reached No. 1 on US Top Jazz Album (Billboard) Chart.  The 65th Anniversary of the album recording.  Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl.  Highly Recommended!, and For Music Collectors.