Blue Train (album)

Blue Train
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1958 (1958-01)
RecordedSeptember 15, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length42:14
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1577
ProducerAlfred Lion
John Coltrane chronology
Coltrane
(1957)
Blue Train
(1958)
John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio
(1958)

Blue Train is a studio album by the jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was released through Blue Note Records in January 1958, and is Coltrane's only session as leader for the label. It was recorded at the studio of the recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder on September 15, 1957.

Coltrane wrote four of the record's five tracks. His playing exhibits early elements of the signature style for which he later became known. The album attained a gold sales certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2001.