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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1958 through Blue Note Records. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1958 through on Blue Note Records. It's Widely regarded as one of his greatest albums, it is most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.track.

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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1958. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

'''Tracklist'''

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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1958.1958 through Blue Note Records. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

'''Tracklist'''
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'''Personnel'''

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'''Personnel'''!!Personnel



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! '''''Blue Tropes''''':!!Blue Tropes:
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* LongestSongGoesFirst: The album opens with the 10:43 TitleTrack, the only song on the record to surpass ten minutes.
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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

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''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957.1958. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.



* ColourCodedEmotions: The album cover is blue, just like the title and the title track. Coltrane is shown contemplating, suggesting he's feeling blue.

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* ColourCodedEmotions: The album cover is blue, just like as is the title and the title track. Coltrane is shown contemplating, suggesting he's feeling blue.

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!! Blue tropes

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!! Blue tropes! '''''Blue Tropes''''':


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* EpicRocking: Every song qualifies; the shortest song on the album is 7 minutes long.
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* CoverSong: "I'm Old Fashioned", a cover of a 1942 song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer.

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* CoverSong: CoverVersion: "I'm Old Fashioned", a cover of a 1942 song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer.
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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

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'''Blue Train''' ''Blue Train'' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's most famous for the title track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.
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Side 2[[AC:Side Two]]
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* RecordProducer: Alfred Lion.

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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's most famous for the title track.

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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's most famous for the title track.

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!! Tracklist
track and widely seen as one of his greatest records.

'''Tracklist'''

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'''Personnel'''
* Music/JohnColtrane: tenor saxophone
* Lee Morgan: trumpet
* Curtis Fuller: trombone
* Kenny Drew: piano
* Paul Chambers: bass
* Philly Joe Jones: drums



* AlbumTitleDrop: "Blue Train".


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* TitleTrack: "Blue Train".
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* TrainSong: "Blue Train".

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* TrainSong: "Blue Train".Train".
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* FaceOnTheCover: Coltrane's face in close-up, pondering.
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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's mostly famous for the title track.

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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's mostly most famous for the title track.
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!! Tracklist
# "Blue Train" (10:43)
# "Moment's Notice" (9:10)
# "Locomotion" (7:14)
# "I'm Old Fashioned" (7:58)
# "Lazy Bird" (7:00)

The 1997 CD reissue added two bonus tracks: "Blue Train" (9:58) and "Lazy Bird" (7:12).



* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Blue Train''.

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* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Blue Train''."Blue Train".



* ContinuityNod: ''Locomotion'' makes the reader think of a locomotive, continuing the train imagery.
* CoolTrain: One way to describe ''Blue Train''.
* CoverSong: ''I'm Old Fashioned'', a cover of a 1942 song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer.

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* ContinuityNod: ''Locomotion'' "Locomotion" makes the reader think of a locomotive, continuing the train imagery.
* CoolTrain: One way to describe ''Blue Train''."Blue Train".
* CoverSong: ''I'm "I'm Old Fashioned'', Fashioned", a cover of a 1942 song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer.



* GoodIsOldFashioned: ''I'm Old-Fashioned''.
* LazyBum: ''Lazy Bird''.

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* GoodIsOldFashioned: ''I'm Old-Fashioned''."I'm Old-Fashioned".
* LazyBum: ''Lazy Bird''."Lazy Bird".



** ''La'''z'''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''
* TrainSong: ''Blue Train''.

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** ''La'''z'''y Bird'' "La'''z'''y Bird'"; a pun on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''
"La'''d'''y Bird"
* TrainSong: ''Blue Train''."Blue Train".
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** ''La'''z''''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''

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** ''La'''z''''y ''La'''z'''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Blew by 'Trane, alright...]]



** '''La'''z''''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''

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** '''La'''z''''y ''La'''z''''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''
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'''Blue Train''' is Music/JohnColtrane's second solo album, released in 1957. It's mostly famous for the title track.

!! Blue tropes
* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Blue Train''.
* ColourCodedEmotions: The album cover is blue, just like the title and the title track. Coltrane is shown contemplating, suggesting he's feeling blue.
* ContinuityNod: ''Locomotion'' makes the reader think of a locomotive, continuing the train imagery.
* CoolTrain: One way to describe ''Blue Train''.
* CoverSong: ''I'm Old Fashioned'', a cover of a 1942 song by Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The cover is in black and white, though coloured blue.
* GoodIsOldFashioned: ''I'm Old-Fashioned''.
* LazyBum: ''Lazy Bird''.
* PunBasedTitle:
** The album title is a pun on his own last name. Coltrane was nicknamed "'Trane" by some of his colleagues.
** '''La'''z''''y Bird'' on the Tadd Dameron track ''La'''d'''y Bird''
* TrainSong: ''Blue Train''.

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