John coltrane blue train review

Blue Train Review The disc is packed solid with sonic evidence of Coltrane's innate leadership abilities. He not only addresses the tunes at hand, but also simultaneously reinvents himself as a multifaceted interpreter of both hard bop as well as sensitive balladry -- touching upon all forms in between.

1. What style is Blue Train by John Coltrane?
2. Why was Blue Train important?
3. How old was Lee Morgan Blue Train?

What style is Blue Train by John Coltrane?

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is the only Blue Note recording by Coltrane as session leader. It has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
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Blue Train (album)

Why was Blue Train important?

With a new spirit rising, Coltrane created Blue Train, a 40-plus-minute masterwork that stands as one of the greatest jazz records of all time. It was only his second album as leader—and his sole recording under his own name for Blue Note Records.

How old was Lee Morgan Blue Train?

That was most apparent on the Blue Note classic Candy, a warm standards album completed in 1958 and released to great acclaim. Still only 19, Morgan's playing was still imbued with youthful enthusiasm, but he was also synthesizing his influences into an original sound of his own.