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
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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)A Love Supreme1965		 The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
(1965)		 Ascension
(1965)Ascension1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Feeling Good" (Bricusse, Newley) – 6:25
  2. "Nature Boy" [First Version] – 7:06
  3. "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

References

  1. ↑ Billboard, August 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 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (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.
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