John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957)

John Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. 

Blue Train is a hard bop jazz album released for Blue Note Records in 1957. It is considered Coltrane's first solo album, as it is the first he recorded featuring musicians and songs entirely of his choosing.

Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane

Double Bass: Paul Chambers

Piano: Kenny Drew

Trombone: Curtis Fuller

Drums: Philly Joe Jones

Trumpet: Lee Morgan

Producer: Alfred Lion

Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

Recorded on September 15, 1957, at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Tracklist: 

All songs written by John Coltrane, except where noted:

1. Blue Train – 10:43

2. Moment's Notice – 9:10

3. Locomotion – 7:14

4. I'm Old Fashioned (Jerome Kern/ Johnny Mercer) – 7:58

5. Lazy Bird – 7:00