Blue Train (album)

Blue Train
Coltrane leans back with a reed in his mouth in a deep blue-on-black photo. The words "BLUE TRAIN" are written above his head in white followed by "john coltrane" in green.
Studio album by
John Coltrane
ReleasedJanuary 1958 (1958-01)[1]
RecordedSeptember 15, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length42:14
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1577
ProducerAlfred Lion
John Coltrane chronology
Coltrane
(1957) 		Blue Train
(1958) 		John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio
(1958)

Blue Train is a studio album by the jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was released through Blue Note Records in January 1958.[1] It is Coltrane's only session as leader for Blue Note.[8] The recording took place at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on September 15, 1957.

Coltrane wrote four of the record's five tracks. His playing exhibits early elements of the signature style for which he later became known. Blue Train attained a gold sales certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2001.

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