John Coltrane - Blue Train (MONO) - Japan UHQCD

Credits:

John Coltrane,Lee Morgan,Curtis Fuller,Kenny Drew,Paul Chambers,Philly Joe Jones

Description:

Blue Train" is the only leader album recorded by John Coltrane in 1957 and left on Blue Note, and is an eternal classic. The monaural version of the original album is also released simultaneously with the latest remastering. This release is part of Blue Note's recent reissue series "Tone Poet. Under the supervision of producer John Harley, who is also known as "The Poet of Sound," the original analog masters were carefully remastered by master recording engineer Kevin Gray. Commenting on this release, John Harley said, "No studio experience compares to the thrill of listening to the original masters (mono, stereo, and alternate takes) of 'Blue Train'. I consider these two new versions to be the definitive editions of this classic performance by John Coltrane." Ashley Kahn, who also wrote the new liner notes, wrote in his liner, "'Blue Train' was a recording that the always self-critical and modest Coltrane appreciated.In 1960, during his last tour with Miles Davis, a Swedish DJ asked Coltrane what he liked in his catalog, to which he immediately replied. 'Oh, I like Blue Train myself. 'Oh, I like Blue Train, it's got a good band on it. In 1957, Coltrane was at rock bottom after being fired from the Miles Davis Quintet for heroin addiction. However, after an extended collaboration with Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot Café, Coltrane became sober and began to play passionately again. Blue Train" is a rare work of Coltrane's miraculous revival, a masterpiece of his early years that he himself is deeply proud of, and an everlasting masterpiece that will remain in jazz history. The discovery of this masterpiece will be a truly historic event, as it will reveal the entire picture of this masterpiece for the first time.

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