Trane's Blues is a compact disc credited to the jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1999 on Blue Note Records, catalogue 98240. It comprises recordings from sessions for Blue Note and United Artists Records with Coltrane as a sideman for Paul Chambers, Sonny Clark, Johnny Griffin, and Cecil Taylor. These recordings were issued respectively on their Whims of Chambers, Sonny's Crib, A Blowin' Session, and Hard Driving Jazz albums. Two selections are from Coltrane's own 1957 Blue Train, and "One for Four" had been previously unissued. "Trane's Blues" had been issued on the compilation High Step in 1975, previously known as "John Paul Jones" and named after himself, the bass player Chambers, and the drummer Philly Joe Jones.[1] Like Prestige Records before them, as Coltrane's fame grew long after he had stopped recording for the label, Blue Note used varied recordings, often those where Coltrane had been merely a sideman, and reissued them as a new album with Coltrane's name prominently displayed. In this case, the Big Four conglomerate EMI continued that earlier practice.

Trane's Blues
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ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999
RecordedMarch 1 or 2, 1956 (1)
September 21, 1956 (4)
April 6, 1957 (7)
September 1, 1957 (3)
September 15, 1957 (2,5)
October 13, 1958 (8)
September 8, 1960 (6)
GenreJazz
Length70:18
LabelBlue Note Records

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic      [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

In review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook wrote: "Trane's Blues will no doubt be of interest to fans looking beyond the tenor great's extensive Prestige, Atlantic, and Impulse! catalogs."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Trane's Blues" (Coltrane) — 6:54
  2. "Locomotion" (Coltrane) — 7:11
  3. "Sonny's Crib" (Sonny Clark) — 13:26
  4. "Just for the Love" (Coltrane) — 3:41
  5. "Blue Train" (Coltrane) — 10:40
  6. "One and Four (aka Mr. Day)" [Coltrane] — 7:35
  7. "Smoke Stack" (Johnny Griffin) — 10:13
  8. "Shifting Down" (Kenny Dorham) — 10:38

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References

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  1. ^ Lewis Porter. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1999. ISBN 0-472-10161-7, p. 115.
  2. ^ a b Trane's Blues at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 277.