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Double vinyl LP pressing. Expanded stereo version of this classic jazz album. Blue Train The Complete Masters which includes a second disc of alternate and incomplete takes, four of which have never been released before, and none of which have been available previously on vinyl. On September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelder's living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and recorded his first great masterpiece Blue Train. It would be the legendary saxophonist's sole album as a leader for Blue Note, a locomotive five-track album fueled by the bluesy title track that featured a dynamic six-piece band with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Album Tracks 1. Blue Train 2. Moment's Notice 1. Locomotion 2. I'm Old Fashioned 3. Lazy Bird 1. Blue Train (False Start) 2. Blue Train (Alternate Take 7) 3. Moment's Notice (Alternate Take 4) 1. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 1) 2. Blue Train (Alternate Take 8) 3. Moment's Notice (Alternate Take 5A Incomplete) 4. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take 2)
