• John Coltrane – Moment's Notice
    • 1. Blue Train
    • 2. Moment's Notice
    • 3. Locomotion
    • 4. I'm Old Fashioned
    • 5. Lazy Bird
    • 6. Blue Train (false start)
    • 7. Blue Train (take 7)
    • 8. Moment’s Notice (alternate take 4)
    • 9. Lazy Bird (take 1)
    • 10. Blue Train (alternate take)
    • 11. Moment’s Notice (incomplete alternate take 5A)
    • 12. Lazy Bird (alternate take)

    **Late 50s hard bop! Coltrane's second on Blue Note.**

    John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleader
    Paul Chambers – double bass
    Kenny Drew – piano
    Curtis Fuller – trombone
    Philly Joe Jones – drums
    Lee Morgan – trumpet

    To mark the 65th anniversary of the album’s recording, Blue Train will be released in two special editions on September 16 as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. A 1-LP mono pressing of the original album will be presented in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket, while the 2-LP stereo collection Blue Train: The Complete Masters will include a second disc featuring seven alternate and incomplete takes, none of which have been released previously on vinyl, and four of which have never been released before on any format. The Complete Masters comes with a booklet featuring never-before-seen session photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Coltrane expert Ashley Kahn.

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