Blue Train: The Complete Masters TemporarilyUnavailable myth and tradition come face

myth and tradition come face to face with the modern and contemporary

which Alex describes fondly as “Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory of Musical Instruments”

It's not mixing

Nigeria and Scotland

pedal steel and piano throughout

Blue Train: The Complete Masters TemporarilyUnavailable myth and tradition come faceOn September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelder's living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and recorded his first great masterpiece: Blue Train. It would be the legendary saxophonist's sole album as a leader for Blue Note, a locomotive 5 track album fuelled by the bluesy title track that featured a dynamic six piece band with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe