The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released	August 1965[1]
Recorded	February 17-18 and May 17, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs March 28, 1965 Village Gate, New York City
Genre	Avant-garde jazz Post-bop
Length	37:52 original LP 59:23 CD reissue
Label	Impulse! A-85
Producer	Bob Thiele
John Coltrane chronology
A Love Supreme (1965) The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965) Ascension (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (full title The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia) is a 1965 album by jazz musician John Coltrane.

Track listing

1. "Chim Chim Cheree" (Sherman, Sherman) – 6:58
2. "Brazilia" (Coltrane) – 12:56
3. "Nature Boy" (Ahbez) – 8:03
4. "Song of Praise" (Coltrane) – 9:56

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

5. "Feeling Good" (Bricusse, Newley) – 6:25
6. "Nature Boy" [First Version] – 7:06
7. "Nature Boy" [Live] – 8:00

Recorded on February 17 (#6), February 18 (#3, 5) and May 17, 1965 (#1, 2, 4). Track #7 recorded live at the Village Gate, New York City on March 28, 1965. A brief passage of applause has been crudely spliced onto the end of this track.^[5]

Personnel

• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – double bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)
• Art Davis – double bass (3, 5, 6)
• Elvin Jones – drums

References

1. Billboard Aug 28, 1965
2. The John Coltrane Quartet Plays at AllMusic
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 47. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Porter et al: The John Coltrane Reference. p.719