Blue Train – The Complete Masters 2CD Exclusive Rather than the tried-and-true soul

Rather than the tried-and-true soul jazz sound so strongly identified with the instrument

Beckett played a big part of the early Jazz Warriors Big Band line up in the 1980s with Courtney Pine

The album features special guests including vocalist Lauren Daigle & guitarist Gary Clark Jr

they wrote and recorded much of the album at JD’s house in Dallas on drums and a 49-key MIDI board with just a few mics

Rivers kept a foot planted firmly in post-bop and the blues on this impressive set of originals including his stunning ballad “Beatrice

Blue Train – The Complete Masters 2CD Exclusive Rather than the tried-and-true soulTo mark the 65th anniversary of the albums recording, Blue Train will be released in two special editions on September 16 as part of Blue Notes acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. A 1 LP mono pressing of the original album will be presented in a deluxe gatefold tip on jacket, while the 2 LP stereo collection Blue Train: The Complete Masters will include a second disc featuring seven alternate and incomplete takes, none of which have