JOHN COLTRANE - Blue Train - The Complete Masters (Blue Note Tone Poet Series - Stereo Ed.) - 2CD

2CD - Includes a second disc featuring seven alternate and incomplete takes.

To mark the 65th anniversary of the album’s recording, Blue Train: The Complete Masters is also be released as a 2-CD set. The Complete Masters comes with a booklet featuring never-before-seen session photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Coltrane expert Ashley Kahn.

“Few studio experiences I’ve had can compare with the thrill of listening to the original master tapes—mono, stereo and alternate takes—of Blue Train,” says Harley. “I consider these two new versions the definitive editions of this masterpiece performance by John Coltrane.”

Tracklist:

CD1
1. Blue Train
2. Moment’s Notice
3. Locomotion
4. I’m Old Fashioned
5. Lazy Bird

CD 2
1. Blue Train (False Start)
2. Blue Train (Take 7)
3. Moment’s Notice (Alternate Take 4)
4. Lazy Bird (Take 1)
5. Blue Train (Alternate Take)
6. Moment’s Notice (Incomplete Alternate Take 5A)
7. Lazy Bird (Alternate Take)