Blue Train
| John Coltrane
Blue Train
Blue Train is a studio album by John Coltrane which was released in January 1958 by Blue Note Records. 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. -Wikipedia
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All About Jazz
From Blue Train to Giant Steps just two years later was indeed a giant step, and to A Love Supreme there's a distance that’s hard to contemplate. Still, this is a wonderfully energetic and enjoyable album. That surpassing greatness of spirit isn’t quite there yet, but Trane as just an “ordinary” great tenor player is still quite something, on a par with Clifford Brown, early Rollins, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey from that era.
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AllMusic
Fuller's rich tones and Drew's tastefully executed solos cleanly wrap around Jones' steadily languid rhythms. Without reservation, Blue Train can easily be considered in and among the most important and influential entries not only of John Coltrane's career, but of the entire genre of jazz music as well.
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Sputnik Music
A perfect album with no flaws, just magical and beautiful musicianship.
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Jazzwise
The music is timeless and deserving of every star you can give it.
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Clash Magazine
It’s an invigorating experience in 2012, just as it must have been in 1957. As its maker’s first concentrated expression of his immense potential, it’s a classic to rank beside any, from any genre. And, just as Gil said, it’s great to dance to.
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Colin's Review
On Blue Train, the music is relatively conventional and straightforward. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s just that the standards set by A Love Supreme and Giant Steps are so unbelievably high that Coltrane’s early work can’t be expected to compare.
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