The John Coltrane Quartet Plays

The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
Studio album by John Coltrane
Released 1965
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)
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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.[2]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ The John Coltrane Quartet Plays at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Porter et al: The John Coltrane Reference. p.719